James Fairlie Cooper

James Fairlie Cooper
Born	(1814-09-02)September 2, 1814 New York City
Died	October 14, 1869(1869-10-14) (aged 55) Atlanta, Georgia
Buried	Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia
Allegiance	United States of America  Confederate States of America
Service/branch	United States Army  Confederate States Army
Years of service	1834–1837 (USA) 1861 (CSA)
Rank	Second Lieutenant (USA) Lieutenant Colonel (CSA)
Unit	3rd U.S. Infantry
Commands held	7th Georgia Infantry Regiment (CSA)
Battles/wars	American Civil War
Other work	Minter, engineer, surveyor

James Fairlie Cooper (September 2, 1814 – October 14, 1869) was an American minter and soldier.

Biography[]

Cooper was born in New York City on October 2, 1814. He was an alumnus of the United States Military Academy at West Point; graduating in 1834 as 17th out of 36. Commissioned into the United States Army he served in the 3rd U.S. Infantry as a second lieutenant; doing topographical surveys and being stationed in Louisiana. Cooper resigned his commission in 1837.^{[citation needed]}

By 1843, he had become the (third) superintendent of the Dahlonega Mint in Georgia and remained in the position until 1849. Forty-four percent of the mint's coinage was struck during his tenure.^[1]

When the American Civil war started in 1861, he briefly served in the Confederate States Army from May to December as lieutenant colonel of the 7th Georgia Infantry Regiment.

Afterwards, he became a civil engineer and surveyor. He died in Atlanta, Georgia, on October 14, 1869, and was buried there on Oakland Cemetery.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

External links[]

• James Fairlie Cooper at Find a Grave

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