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Franklin Copper

Birth
Germany
Death
19 Sep 1925 (aged 84)
Claremont, Richland County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Stringtown, Richland County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Corporal, U.S. Army, Infantry

Civil War Veteran

Served in Company E, 13th Ohio Infantry (3 months) from 25 Apr 1861 to 04 Jun 1861 and with Company A, 13th Ohio Infantry (3 years) from 04 Jun 1861 to 26 Jun 1864.
Left Ohio for Parkersburg, W. Va., June 30, 1861.
West Virginia Campaign July 6–17, 1861.
Moved to Oakland, W. Va., July 14.
Expedition to Greenland Gap July 15–16.
Duty at Sutton until September.
Battle of Carnifex Ferry September 10.
At Gauley Bridge until November.
Operations in the Kanawha Valley and New River Region October 19 – November 16.
Gauley Bridge November 3.
Pursuit of Floyd November 12–16.
Cotton Hill and Laurel Creek November 12.
McCoy's Mills November 15.
Ordered to Louisville, Ky., and camp at Jeffersonville, Ind., until December 11.
Near Elizabethtown, Ky., until December 26, and at Bacon Creek until February 10, 1862. Advance on Bowling Green, Ky., and Nashville, Tenn., February 10–25.
Occupation of Nashville until March 17. March to Savannah, Tenn., March 17 – April 6.
Battle of Shiloh April 6–7.
Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29 – May 30.
Buell's Campaign in northern Alabama and middle Tennessee June to August.
March to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg August 21 – September 26.
Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1–16.
Battle of Perryville October 8 (reserve).
March to Nashville, Tenn., October 16 – November 7.
Duty there until December 26.
Action at Rural Hill November 18.
Advance on Murfreesboro, Tenn., December 26–30.
Battle of Stones River December 30–31, 1862 and January 1–3, 1863.
Duty at Murfreesboro until June. Stones River Ford, McMinnville, June 4.
Tullahoma Campaign June 22 – July 7.
Liberty Gap June 22–24.
Occupation of middle Tennessee until August 16.
Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River, and Chickamauga Campaign August 16 – September 22.
Battle of Chickamauga, September 19–20.
Missionary Ridge September 22.
Siege of Chattanooga September 24 – November 23.
Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23–27.
Orchard Knob November 23.
Missionary Ridge November 24–25.
Pursuit to Graysville November 26–27.
March to relief of Knoxville, Tenn., November 28 – December 3.
Operations in eastern Tennessee until April 1864.
Atlanta Campaign May 1 – September 8.
Demonstrations on Rocky Faced Ridge and Dalton, Ga., May 8–13.
Battle of Resaca May 14–15.
Adairsville May 17.
Near Kingston May 18–19.
Near Cassville May 19.
Advance on Dallas May 22–25.
Operations on Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25 – June 5.
Pickett's Mills May 27.
Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10 – July 2.
Pine Hill June 10–14.
Lost Mountain June 15–17.
Non-veterans mustered out June 21, 1864.

Contributor: mortar84 (48195741)
Corporal, U.S. Army, Infantry

Civil War Veteran

Served in Company E, 13th Ohio Infantry (3 months) from 25 Apr 1861 to 04 Jun 1861 and with Company A, 13th Ohio Infantry (3 years) from 04 Jun 1861 to 26 Jun 1864.
Left Ohio for Parkersburg, W. Va., June 30, 1861.
West Virginia Campaign July 6–17, 1861.
Moved to Oakland, W. Va., July 14.
Expedition to Greenland Gap July 15–16.
Duty at Sutton until September.
Battle of Carnifex Ferry September 10.
At Gauley Bridge until November.
Operations in the Kanawha Valley and New River Region October 19 – November 16.
Gauley Bridge November 3.
Pursuit of Floyd November 12–16.
Cotton Hill and Laurel Creek November 12.
McCoy's Mills November 15.
Ordered to Louisville, Ky., and camp at Jeffersonville, Ind., until December 11.
Near Elizabethtown, Ky., until December 26, and at Bacon Creek until February 10, 1862. Advance on Bowling Green, Ky., and Nashville, Tenn., February 10–25.
Occupation of Nashville until March 17. March to Savannah, Tenn., March 17 – April 6.
Battle of Shiloh April 6–7.
Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29 – May 30.
Buell's Campaign in northern Alabama and middle Tennessee June to August.
March to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg August 21 – September 26.
Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1–16.
Battle of Perryville October 8 (reserve).
March to Nashville, Tenn., October 16 – November 7.
Duty there until December 26.
Action at Rural Hill November 18.
Advance on Murfreesboro, Tenn., December 26–30.
Battle of Stones River December 30–31, 1862 and January 1–3, 1863.
Duty at Murfreesboro until June. Stones River Ford, McMinnville, June 4.
Tullahoma Campaign June 22 – July 7.
Liberty Gap June 22–24.
Occupation of middle Tennessee until August 16.
Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River, and Chickamauga Campaign August 16 – September 22.
Battle of Chickamauga, September 19–20.
Missionary Ridge September 22.
Siege of Chattanooga September 24 – November 23.
Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23–27.
Orchard Knob November 23.
Missionary Ridge November 24–25.
Pursuit to Graysville November 26–27.
March to relief of Knoxville, Tenn., November 28 – December 3.
Operations in eastern Tennessee until April 1864.
Atlanta Campaign May 1 – September 8.
Demonstrations on Rocky Faced Ridge and Dalton, Ga., May 8–13.
Battle of Resaca May 14–15.
Adairsville May 17.
Near Kingston May 18–19.
Near Cassville May 19.
Advance on Dallas May 22–25.
Operations on Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25 – June 5.
Pickett's Mills May 27.
Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10 – July 2.
Pine Hill June 10–14.
Lost Mountain June 15–17.
Non-veterans mustered out June 21, 1864.

Contributor: mortar84 (48195741)

Gravesite Details

Married Mary Brookfield Parents Martin Copper and Christena Fall



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