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SGM John Lord Couper

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SGM John Lord Couper

Birth
Wayne County, Georgia, USA
Death
24 Aug 1862 (aged 27)
Gordonsville, Orange County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Saint Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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John Lord Couper was a graduate of Yale College in the class of 1849.
John Lord Couper was a graduate of Yale College in the class of 1849.

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SACRED
TO
THE MEMORY OF
JOHN LORD COUPER,
SON OF
JAMES HAMILTON AND
CAROLINE COUPER.
BORN JUNE 4, 1835,
AT THE LODGE, WAYNE
CO, GA.
DIED AUG. 24, 1862,
AT GORDONSVILLE, VA.

An artist by profession
and a poet in nature,
bright and gentle be fit-
ed, he shared manfully
as Sergt. Major of the 60th
Ga. Regt. in the hardships
and perils of the common
cause, and sacrificed a
life full of promise.

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  • Maintained by: Chet Walker
  • Originally Created by: B Long
  • Added: Jul 19, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28381624/john_lord-couper: accessed ), memorial page for SGM John Lord Couper (14 Jun 1835–24 Aug 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28381624, citing Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery, Saint Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Chet Walker (contributor 47314925).