The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-12-17
For the Milan Exchange
HON. WISE a. COOPER.


The subject of this sketch-tbe tai
ented Representative elect of Gibson
county, was born near Middleton,
Rutherford county Tenn, and spent
his boyhood near Murfreesboro. He
was educated at Union University and
graduated with distinguished honor,
receiving the degree of \. VI. in 1859.
About the beginning of the year 1861
he graduated in the Law Department
of Cumberl md University in class
of fifty, receiving at the hands of his
class the distinctive honor.
During the Late war between the
States he espoused the cause of his
State and country and enitIci much
hand service in the biyyuac, the camp
and the feid, FIST following the for
tunes of Gen. Lee on the Aileghlny
mountains, under Stonewa J ,ckSpn
in the Valley of Virginii, and then IS
aid de Camp If Gen Logan in a c..val-
ry brigade in louisiana, when he par
ticiplted in, and contributed much in
achieving a number Of brilliant victo-
ries around Port Hudson, in which
many prisoners, artillery and supplies
were captured. During the last year
and IA half of the war ne WAS a gallant
officer under Gen Forrest, parficipat-
ing in his victories and sharing IN the
hardsbips of his brilliant and ;irtluous
campaigns. In December 1868, he
was in coninanI IF. Bennett'ssB ttal-
ION and greatly aided Gen. + .rrest IN
withdrawing from West Tennessee
with his supplies and unarmed men,
leading mounte.le hlrge uelr Somei-
vile so spiritedly aud successful, til 1t
be Wen the concentrations of his gen
eral officer and WAS afterwards trusted
with orders of grave responsibility and
which were faithfully executed.
But we will not dwell upon his war
record. With him it is catllogued
with the dead past. and he Is now de-
sotedly attached t. the "Union of the
states under the con stitution- LII
1867 he was engaged in the public.,-
ton of the Trenton Gazette, as joi:It
proprietor and editor, and in the Litter
positi N distinguished himself by his
forcible style and generous and honor
able sentiments Several years after
he retired from the editorial chair was
devoted to the management of his pri
vate affairs, but for the last few years
he has given his attention and ener-
gies to his profession, thelaw, in which
he exhibits an increasing interest and
ability.
Believing that he possesses eminent
fitness for the position Of Speaker Of
the House of Representatives, very
many of his friends would he pleased
to see him honored with that distiHc-
ton, but he is not and will not be a
for that position; preferring
To stand in the ranks and battle for the |
success of his friend AMI townsman,
Mr. John III. Glass, us a candidate for
State Treasurer.
Capt Cooper discovered much
strength in his own county daEihg the
late election, defeating his opponent,
Cod. McMurry, two to one, who wss a
y,ll mt officer in the Mexican war, and
now Chairman of the County Court;
md, although Col. McMurry has long
been identified with the Dem cratic
party and possesses much pers nal
he was unable to win the
support of the yeomanryo of the county
when pitted against the gallant Coop
II, notwithstanding he received the
vote Of the Radicals and negroes.
Capt. Cooper is a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, I
md lives thelife of virtuJus christian
with broad charity for
III and malice towards none.
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