Douglas H. Cooper

Douglas Hancock Cooper
Born(1815-11-01)November 1, 1815
Amite County, Mississippi
DiedApril 29, 1879(1879-04-29) (aged 63)
Fort Washita, Indian Territory
Place of burial
Fort Washita Post Cemetery
AllegianceUnited States United States of America
 Confederate States of America
Service/branch United States Army
 Confederate States Army
Years of service1846–48 (USA)
1861–65 (CSA)
Rank Captain (US Army)
Brigadier general (CS Army)
UnitRegiment of Mississippi Rifles, USV
Commands held1st Choctaw and Chickasaw Mounted Rifles
Indian Territory
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Battles/warsMexican–American War
-Battle of Monterrey
-Battle of Buena Vista
American Civil War
- Battle of Round Mountain
- Battle of Chusto-Talasah
- Battle of Chustenahlah
- Battle of Elkhorn Tavern
- First Battle of Newtonia
- Battle of Old Fort Wayne
- Battle of Honey Springs
- Battle of Fort Smith

Douglas Hancock Cooper (November 1, 1815 – April 29, 1879) was an American politician, soldier, Indian Agent in what is now Oklahoma, and Confederate general during the American Civil War.


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