Source: Confederate Veteran, Vol XVIII, July 1910, No. 7, page 340 M. A. Cooper M. A. Cooper was born in Pike County, Ala. December 29, 1840. He enlisted in the Confederate army early in the war with Company E, 4th Alabama Infantry, and served as a private until the surrender at Appomattox C.H. he then returned to his home in Alabama. In 1870, he moved to Texas and located at Breckenridge, where he spent the remainder of his days. He died on April 27, 1910. He became a member of the Baptist Church in 1874, after which time he lived a consistent Christian life. He is survived by his wife and a son. He was a member of Frank Cheatham Camp in good standing and his survivors depply mourn their loss. [From sketch by J.B. Ault and Newton Russell]