Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-05
GEN. COPP|NGER DEAD.
Retired Army Officer Sue
cumbs to Pneumonia.
HIS RECORD AS SOLDIER
Native of Ireland and Once Officer
in Papal Army.
VETERAN OF THE CIVIL WAR
Rose From Captaincy to Command of
Regiment-Afterward in
Regular Service.
HIS RECORD AS SOLDIER
VETERAN OF THE CIVIL WAR

Brig. Gen. John ]. Coppinger. a retired
officer of the army. died at his home.
S2O 18th street. at 1890 o'clock last night
from heart failure, following a severe
attack of pneumonia. Funeral services
will he held at st. Matthews Church to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock and the
interment will he made in the Arlington
National cemetery with the usual military
honors due his rank and services. The
military escort will comprise all the avail
able regular troops I'm this vicinity.
Gen. Coppinger had good record as
soldier. Born in Ireland in October. 1894
he began his military career lieu
tenant i'm the Roman (papaD army while
yet young man and was afterward
made captain I'm that organization. For
gallantry i'm action at La Boca in [sti0
he was made chevalier in that corps.
Volunteered in Union Army.
At the outbreak of the civil war he
came to the United States. Volunteering
for service i'm the Union army, he was
commissioned captain in the 18th Regular
Infantry in September. 1861. He was
afterward transferred to the volunteer
Establishment and was honOrably mus
tered out i'm June, 1865. colonel of the
18th New York Cavalry.
He was brevetted major for gallantry
at the battle of Trevilian Station, Va.
and lieutenant colonel for gallant and
meritorious services at the battle of
Cedar Creek, Va. After the war he was
transferred to the 23d Regular Infantry
in the rank of captain. and was after
ward brevetted colonel for zeal and
energy while i'm command of troops
operating against hostile Indians in
1866. 1867 and 1865" After service with
the 10th and 18th Infantry. respectively,
La.
old regiment-the ed Infantry-in
January, 1891, and commanded it until
April. 1895, when he was appointed
brigadier general. He served in that
grade until May. 1885, when he was ap,
pointed major general volunteers and
placed in command Of the 4th Army
Corps. which assembled at Mobile, Ala,
and afterward established headquarters
at Tampa. in readiness for service In
Cuba, but was not called on to leave
the United States.
On Retired List in '96.
In October. 1898, he was placed OH
the retired list as q brigadier general
by operation of law on account of age.
Since then he made his home in this
city and was frequent visitor to the
Metropolitan Club, of which he was an
active member. When the Count o.
Paris and the Duke OF Orleans made
their tour of tie Pennsylvania and Vir-
ginia battlefields they were accompa-
MED by Gen. Cgppinger as a representa-
tive of the United States Army.
In 1883 Gen. Coppinger was married
in this city to Miss Alice Blaine, the
daughter Of the late James G. Blaine,
and leaves two sons. Blaine and Con-
aer, both Of whom were at his bedsloe
when he passed away Mrs. Beale, his
sister-in-law, also was In constant at
tendance during his last days.
rie< ~ pallbearers.
The following named gentlemen will
serve as honorary pallbearers "a the fu-
neral of Gen. Coppinger:
Brig. Gen. Theodore Schwan, u. s. A, re-
tired; Gen. Robert NJ OReilly. L. s. A,
retired: Rear Admiral w. S. Schley. L.
s. N, retired: Brig. Gen. G. r. Edwards.
T. s. A.; Col. Robert Il. Emmett. Chief
Justice Harry NJ. Ciabaugh, John -
Crimmins. Mai. David S. Stanley. L. 5.
A.: Mai. Frank Mcintyre, L. S. A: Capt.
Dudley winthrop, L. S. A. and Capt. A
w. Perry, u. s. A.
All the army officers in the above Est
served with Gen. Coppinser at various
times during his long military career.
Gen. Schwan commanded a brigade of his
corps during the Spanish war. Gen.
O'Reilly was his chief medical officer,
Gen Edwards was his adjutant general,
Majs Stanley and Mcintyre and Capt.
Winthrop were his personal aids during
the Spanish war, and Col. Emmett served
with him in campaigns against hostile
Indians.