James Fairlie Cooper

James Fairlie Cooper
Born	September 2, 1814 New York City
Died	October 14, 1869 (aged 55) Atlanta, Georgia
Buried at	Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia
Allegiance	United States of America  Confederate States of America
Service/branch	United States Army  Confederate States Army
Years of service	1834–1837 (USA) 1861 (CSA)
Rank	Second Lieutenant (USA) Lieutenant Colonel (CSA)
Unit	3rd U.S. Infantry
Commands held	7th Georgia Infantry Regiment (CSA)
Battles/wars	American Civil War
Other work	Minter, engineer, surveyor

James Fairlie Cooper (September 2, 1814–October 14, 1869) was an American minter and soldier.

Biography

Cooper was born in New York City on October 2, 1814. He was an alumnus of the United States Military Academy at West Point; graduating in 1834 as 17th out of 36. Commissioned into the United States Army he served in the 3rd U.S. Infantry as a Second Lieutenant; doing topographical surveys and being stationed in Louisiana. Cooper resigned his commission in 1837.

By 1843 he had become the (third) superintendent of the Dahlonega Mint in Georgia and remained in the position until 1849. Forty-four percent of the mint's coinage was struck during his tenure.^[1]

When the American Civil war started in 1861 he briefly served in the Confederate States Army from May to December as Lieutenant Colonel of the 7th Georgia Infantry Regiment.

Afterwards he became a civil engineer and surveyor. He died in Atlanta, Georgia on October 14, 1869 and was buried there on Oakland Cemetery.

References

1. Lester, Carl N. "An Illustrated History of the Georgia Gold Rush and the United States Branch Mint at Dahlonega, Georgia". Gold Rush Gallery Inc. Retrieved January 2, 2014.

External links

James Fairlie Cooper at Find a Grave