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Samuel Cooper (general)
1876Dec, 3

Samuel Cooper (general)

Samuel Cooper, American general (b. 1798)
Samuel Cooper (June 12, 1798 – December 3, 1876) was a career United States Army staff officer, serving during the Second Seminole War and the Mexican–American War. Although little-known today, Cooper was technically the highest-ranking general officer in the Confederate States Army throughout the American Civil War, even outranking Robert E. Lee. After the conflict, Cooper remained in Virginia as a farmer.

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    Major League Baseball

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    Alexander Graham Bell

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    Battle of the Little Bighorn

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