Frances Cooper
Civil War Veteran
Throughout the American Civil War, as vast armies in blue and gray clashed on conventional battlefields, a drastically different kind of conflict was raging as well: a bloody guerrilla war that erupted in the South. Authorized by the Confederate Congress, the Partisan Ranger Act was passed as a stimulant for recruitment of irregulars into service of the Confederate Army. Characterized by ambushes, surprise raids, and irregular styles of combat, this guerrilla war had a profound impact on the outcome of the war.
Partisan Rangers were groups of men who operated independently and with irregular tactics, yet they wore Confederate uniforms, had leaders who held Confederate commissions, and were responsible for reporting to a superior in the Confederate army. The efforts of Partisan Rangers to antagonize the Union army were undeniably successful.
Francis Cooper enlisted as a Private in Company G of the 51st Alabama Partisan Rangers, a cavalry unit. Not much information is available about his service record, other than he enlisted August 20, 1862 when the unit formed, and was discharged in 1865.
Francis had two sons, Thomas and Frank, that also served during the war.
To locate the final, solve:
33 21.5AB
87 48.2CD
A = The fourth digit in the year of his death.
B = The number of letters in the first line of text.
C = The fourth digit in the year that his wife, Mary Anne Gardner, was born.
D = The second digit in the date of his death.