caption serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
cooper in command of colorado 1856 6 . photographed as a captain in june 1871 while 1836 -- 1884 united states navy * massachusetts 1860 6 brooklyn , new york 17 november 1891 new york , new york united states of america 27 july 1821 green-wood cemetery , brooklyn , new york 35px rear admiral captain george h. cooper.jpg george h. cooper
 george h. cooper
george h. cooper

rear admiral george h. cooper -lrb- 27 july 1821 -- 17 november 1891 -rrb- was an officer in the united states navy .
during his long naval career , he served on the african slave trade patrol , and fought in the second seminole war , the mexican war , the american civil war , and the korean expedition , and rose to command of the north atlantic squadron .
