Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-08-23

tenant Cooper its Captain. He i'm
mediatcly SGT to work to drill and dis
cipllnc bis men, and succeeded so well
that Battery B was known throughout
tho Army Of the Potomac as ono of
tho best drilled and most ably com.
manded batteries in that army. 1t
was smoro generally known as Scoop
era Battery" and participated in all
the Engagements fought by the Army
of TIC Potomac; the greater portion
Of the time being connected with the
Reserve Corps. Its gallant action
waslfiequently noticed in general or
ders ~ Generals Mccall, Reynolds
and Meade. Captain Cooper was the
particular favorite Of all these Generals.
AZ de battle Of Fredericksburg, Gen.
Reynolds said;
"fptain Cooper is one Of the cool
est and most efficient officers under
fire ! ever saw"
He vas commissioned by Governor
Curtin Is Major Of the regiment; but
prcferring to remain with the men
with whom he had enlisted, he de.
clincd being mustered. When he left
for home, the officers of the batteries
of the regiment connected with the
Army of tho Potomac signed petit
tion to the Governor for the appoint
mcnt of Captain Cooper as Colonel Of
the regiment. This was very strong
ly endorsed by Gen. Wainwright,
commanding the Artillery Brigade,
Fifth Corps; Gen. Hunt, Chief Of Ar.
lillery, Army of Potomac, and Gen:
Meade, then in command of the Army
of the Potomac. This petition Captain
Cooper never presented to Governor
Curtin, who has since said he would
have commissioned him Colonel with
out hesitation.
Coopcr's battery took IN active
part in the following engagements /:
Mcchanicsvillc, Gaines Mil, New
Market Cross Roads, Malvern Hill,
Second Bull Run, Chantilly, South
Mountain, Antietam, first and second
Fredericksburg, Charlottesville, Get
tysburg, Mine Run, Wilderness, Lau-
rel Hill, Spottsylvania Court House,
North Anna River, and the battles in
front of Petersburg from June 18th
until August 9th, when his term of
service expiring, hc was honorably
discharged and returned home, his
health somewhat impaired by the ex.
posures and hardsbips of three years
and three months OF constant service
in the feid.
The favorable mention Of Battery
B, in the reports of the officers in
whose command it served, is fattering
tributes to the gallant captain.
Sypher's history of the Pcnnsylva-
MIA Reserve Corps speaks in the high
est terms of Cooper's battery, in such
a manner, however, in connection
with others, that it is hard to quote
connectedly and conciscly. We can,
therefore, only give running notes.
AT the battle of Mechanicsvlle. "Coop.
er's Battery of six ten-poundcr Parrot
guns commanded the approach" AT
this battle this battery withstood most
terrific assaults, without ever finch
ing. Syphcr says: General Reynolds
ordered Colonel Roberts TO move his
regiment to the woods on the Me-
cbanicsville road, TO support Cooper's
Battery in its terrible struggle against
the large forces of the enemy attack
ing it by terrible assaults
In nearly all the battles of the
Army of the Potomac we find Coop.
er's Battery holding the post of honor,
sometimes surrounded, deprived of It's
horses, captured and recaptured, its
gallant young commander always at
his post cheering his men, and leading
them in person against all odds, de.
flying death, fatigue, thinking only of
victory. Really, and truly, the young
man Of twenty, who could, with the
wisdom of age and experience, and
the courage of hardened veteran,
command and lead battery TO such
unqualified distinction as Captain
Cooper did Batteny B, deserves q
namo in the niche of patriot braves
and the lasting gratitude and respect
of the American people.
Captain VIM. Mcclellan, now mem.
Der OF Congress from the 24th Con
pressiona District, commanded Bat
tery B tho last eight months of its
service, and speaks of Captain Coop
ers bravery and military tact in the
highest terms.
Since the Captains return to civil
duties, he has devoted his energies to
the development of the mechanical,
mineral and lumber interests of the
Beaver and Chenango valleys-one OF
the richest localities in the State in
mineral resources. At Edinburgh, q
thriving town some ten miles distant
from New Castle, he carries on the
numbering business on a large scale
running his own mills, aud supcrin
tending tho works in person. His
industry and energy are nntlring, ano
his strict and exemplary habits and
integrity of character command FOL
him the respect and confidence of al
who know him, while his social quail
ties endcar him to host OF friends
And it was through these friends he
was pushed last winter for Sergeant
ot arms in the Legislature, and IL is u