Douglas Hancock COOPER

November 1, 1815 (age 63)

Amite County, Mississippi, United States, United States

He attended the University of Virginia from 1832 to 1834 but took no degree. He returned to Mississippi and became a planter in Wilkinson County. He was a Baptist and a Democrat. Cooper was married and had a family. He served as a captain of the 1st Mississippi Rifles during the Mexican war. In 1853, President Franklin Pierce appointed him U.S. agent to the Choctaw Nation. There is evidence that he remained in the west until the war began. Pro-Southern, he volunteered for duty in the Confederacy. The Confederate government sent him to secure the allegiance of the Indians at the beginning of the Civil War, and Cooper was commissioned a colonel of the 1st Choctaw and Chickasaw Regiment of Mounted Rifles. In November and December 1861, he fought the battles of Chusro-Talasah and Chustenabla. He commanded Indian troops in the battles of Elkhorn Tavern, Arkansas, and Newtonia, Missouri. In May 1862, he recommended that Indians be used as guerrilla fighters. Although he had helped General Albert Pike to raise a regiment, he ordered Pike’s arrest for dereliction of duty in August 1862. In October 1862, he was defeated and temporarily disgraced in the battle of Fort Wayne. For further services rendered in Missouri, he was promoted to brigadier general on May 2, 1863. In August of that year, he allied with Elias Boudinot (?.v.) and Stand Watie to defeat pro-Union Indian troops. In 1864, he redeemed some of his reputation by commanding an Indian brigade during General Sterling Price's second invasion of Missouri. During the last part of the war, Cooper commanded all-Indian troops in the Trans-Mississippi West. There is no evidence of his surrender or parole. After the war, he resided in the Indian Territory, and he prosecuted the Choctaw and Chickasaw claims for lands against the federal government.

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COOPER, Douglas Hancock was born on November 1, 1815 in Amite County, Mississippi, United States, United States. Son of the physician Hugh W. Cooper and his wife Mary A. (McClendhan).

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Private school, southern university.

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He attended the University of Virginia from 1832 to 1834 but took no degree. He returned to Mississippi and became a planter in Wilkinson County. He was a Baptist and a Democrat.

Cooper was married and had a family. He served as a captain of the 1st Mississippi Rifles during the Mexican war. In 1853, President Franklin Pierce appointed him U.S. agent to the Choctaw Nation.

There is evidence that he remained in the west until the war began. Pro-Southern, he volunteered for duty in the Confederacy. The Confederate government sent him to secure the allegiance of the Indians at the beginning of the Civil War, and Cooper was commissioned a colonel of the 1st Choctaw and Chickasaw Regiment of Mounted Rifles.

In November and December 1861, he fought the battles of Chusro-Talasah and Chustenabla. He commanded Indian troops in the battles of Elkhorn Tavern, Arkansas, and Newtonia, Missouri. In May 1862, he recommended that Indians be used as guerrilla fighters.

Although he had helped General Albert Pike to raise a regiment, he ordered Pike’s arrest for dereliction of duty in August 1862. In October 1862, he was defeated and temporarily disgraced in the battle of Fort Wayne. For further services rendered in Missouri, he was promoted to brigadier general on May 2, 1863.

In August of that year, he allied with Elias Boudinot (?.v.) and Stand Watie to defeat pro-Union Indian troops. In 1864, he redeemed some of his reputation by commanding an Indian brigade during General Sterling Price's second invasion of Missouri. During the last part of the war, Cooper commanded all-Indian troops in the Trans-Mississippi West.

There is no evidence of his surrender or parole. After the war, he resided in the Indian Territory, and he prosecuted the Choctaw and Chickasaw claims for lands against the federal government.

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In modern culture the ability to make decisions and choose the right path in life has extremely high value. But through the faith believers voluntarily surrender to God in love and joy.

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Christians should exercise vigorously their responsibilities to participate in the political process by registering to vote, educating themselves about the issues, and voting according to their biblical beliefs, convictions, and values.

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Christians should promote healthy marriages, raising loving children, and in getting along with everyone around them—including their enemies.

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