Samuel Cooper (general)
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| Born | June 12, 1798 New Hackensack, New York, US |
| Died | December 3, 1876 (aged 78) Alexandria, Virginia, US |
| Place of burial | Christ Church Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia, US |
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| Battles / wars | Second Seminole War Mexican–American War American Civil War |
Samuel Cooper (June 12, 1798 – December 3, 1876) was an American career Army staff officer, serving during the Second Seminole War and the Mexican–American War. Although little-known today, Cooper was technically the highest-ranking general officer in the Confederate States Army throughout the American Civil War, even outranking Robert E. Lee. After the conflict, Cooper remained in Virginia as a farmer.