The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-06-08

land agreeable accent to tell Of his Elem
Eish origin. In thesWords Of one of his
Idevoted co-wosk ers, he is "a man OF SUI
iperior talent and training, of robust con-
Estitution,s an orator of high ability, a
Echurchman Of solid plety, a man of zeal,
Lready for any sacrifice y
THE C0ppINGER FAMILY
Sketch of Brig.-Gen John q. Cop
astSi-.s pinger, u. S.aA. 81. :3.
The Army and Navy Journal gives the
following account of the Coppinger fam
lily and Of its distinguished represen-
l:tatives in the American army.
Brig. Gen. John J.aCoppinger is next
in remainder to Ballyvolane and the
other Coppinger estates in County
Cork, Ireland, upon failure Of the issue
of the present proprietor, under the will
Of the late VIM. Coppinger, of Ballyvo-
lane and Barryscourt. Coppinger
tOConnell, the present proprietor, is I'M
married. He is a grand nephew Of VIM.
Coppinger Of Barryscourt, County Cork,
who died unmarried Nov. 6, 1862. His
father, the nephew of William, through
whom he inherited, died Dec. q, 1863
The Irish Coppingers claim descent from
one of those brave Norse1nen who, in the
Ninth century, invaded the north of
Ireland. The first Of the name on rec
ord, Stephen Coppinger, Of Coppinger
was alderman and sometimes Mayor of
Cork in the first year of Queen Elizabeth,
1859. His successor, Stephen Coppinger
though Catholic, had his estate pre-
served to him because of service rem
| dered to the Lord Protector, when
he was still only Oliver Cromwell. The
son of Stephen was the last Roman
Catholic sheriff Of Cork prior to pass
ing the Roman Catholic relief act, and
was oltlawed for. his treason. A
younger brother, William, was the an
cestcr Of the Coppingers Of. Bordeaux.
IA "don d'Aubaine" was made to his
widow and children by King Louis XIV.
TOT France. A third son of Stephen,
Henry, was also outlawed for his loyal
Fly. He was captain in the service of
King James and was the ancestor of the
Spanish family of Coppingersand great
grandfather Of the. famous Gen. jose
Coppinger. A fourth son and brother
of Thomas, was also outlawed. Thomas
EsQn Edward, is said to have been cap
! tain in the service OF King James H., and
Ito have been mortally wounded in the
celebrated engagement at Bottle Hill,
Cork county, April 1, 1891. The Cop
pinger estates were forfeited and sold
but subsequently came back to the family.
Gen. John J. Coppinger, U. S. A., is the
ninth in descent from the original
l,Stephen and will IT, he succeeds to the es-
tate, be twelfth in succession, He Is the
Eoldest son of VIM Joseph Coppinger, OF
;Ballydoneil, County Cork, through
whose grandfather, William (b. 176O, d.
Jan. 81, 1889 the succession Of the es
I.tate was turned into the collateral line
OF o'Connell. The generals! mother,
l:cent of King Briar Borornb. His
Fathers cousin, Thomas Stephen Cop
pinger, was a commander r. N. He was
retired from the navy for, g. time because
Irof his Roman Catholic disabilities, and
served under Boliver in the war of Inde-
|:pendence in South America. A kins-
man of Gen. Coppinger is Richard Will
lam Coppinger, M. D., feet surgeon, R.
~, the we'll known naturalist, explorer,
and another kinsman is Capt. Stephen
Power Coppinger, Royal Munster Fusil-
ers. These statements are made upon
the high authority Of Burke's Landed
Gentry" lin which Gen. Coppinger's
name appears In its proper connection.
Gen. Coppinger's first military SER
vice was in the papal guard Of Rome,
LOT leading Catholic families, x:ld one of
! the best drilled organizations to be
found anywhere. He was recommended
for appointment in our army by the late
Archbishop Hughes, whose important
services to the Union cause were rec
ognized by President Lincoln by giving
him the selection Of IL young Roman
Catholic gentlemen for appointment In
|sthe army. More than ne-half of these
|;dfed for the flag and, so far as known,
Gen. Coppinger Is the last one left on
the roll of our army. -,
He was appointed captain in the 14th
United States infantry Sept 80, 1861:
Joined the army of the Potomac with his
regiment In April 1862, and was en-
gagged in the battles Of Second Bull Run,
cellorsville and Gettysburg. In the tall
LOT 1863 he joined the division staff of
Gen. Ayres in the 9Th. corps, and took
part in the battles Of the Wilderness,
yellow Tavern and Meadow Bridge.
In May, 1864, he was appointed aide de
camp on the staff OF Gen. Torbert, com
mariding a division OF cavalry and was
|Sengaged III the battles OF HaWe's Shop,
Cold SHar Dor, Treyilian Station and Deep
Bottom. He Joined Sheridan's army In
the Shenandoah valley and took part in
the battles of Winchester and Cedar
|'Creek; rejoining the army Of the Poto-
|Smac with the cavalry, he was engaged
at Five Forks and Appomattox Station,
where he was again wounded. He was
breyetted major for gallant and meri-
torious services at Trevilian Station, and
lieutenant colonel at Cedar Creek. In
1856 he went with his regiment to Ore
/ gon and served In that state and idaho
Ito Novem Der, 1868, taking part in 1.-The
Indian campaigns during that period,
and was brevetted colonel for zeal and
energy while commanding troops operat~
inc against hostile Indians. From 1879
Ito date his duties were varied, embrace
ing. those of commander. Of his regiment,
inspector general Of the department
and superintendent Of the recruiting ser
vice. Just before the close OF the war he
WAS c0n1ni ssiened i colonel Of the 18th
New York cavalry and served as such
from January 70 to- June "a, 1866.
t& f&a+
BY No Means Convinced.
A patient III an insane asylum imag-
eined himself dead Nothing could drive
this delusion j. out Of the mans brain.
one day His physician had 8 happy
thought and said To him = Did you ever