Thomas F. Cooper (abt. 1837 - 1864)

Born about 1837 in West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 1 Mar 1864 at about age 27 in Beaufort, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Thomas Cooper is a part of US Black heritage.

Private Thomas Cooper served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 4 Mar 1863
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. B, 54th Massachusetts Inf. (Colored)

Thomas was born about 1837 in Pennsylvania.

In 1860, he was living in Chester County, Pennsylvania with his wife, Anna, presumed son William, and a 35-year-old Black woman named Dylia Griffie.^[1]

Military Service and Death

Private in Company B of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first regiment in the United States to enlist men of color during the Civil War. He enlisted on 4 March 1863 from West Chester, Pennsylvania. He was 26 years old, married and working as a laborer when he enlisted. He was wounded in action on 18 July 1863 at Fort Wagner and again on 20 February 1864 at Olustee. He died of his wounds 1 March 1864 at the hospital in Beaufort, South Carolina.

He is buried at Beaufort National Cemetery in Beaufort, South Carolina.^[2]

Projects

• 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
• African American Civil War veterans of Chester County, Pennsylvania

Sources

1. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 32; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 1094; FHL microfilm: 805094; Record number: 7195;
   FamilySearch Record: MXR2-LZP (accessed 19 October 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSC-KVK Image number 00207
   Thomas Cooper (23) in West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Pennsylvania.
2. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #2948182 (accessed 19 October 2022)
   Memorial page for PVT Thomas F Cooper (1837-2 Mar 1864), citing Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA (plot: 16, 1308); Maintained by James Ahaesy (contributor 49059682).

• Emilio, Luis Fenollosa. History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Book Co., 1891 (1st ed.) and 1894 (2nd ed.)