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Forty-three year old Thomas C. Cooper enlisted with the 67th New York, 1st Long Island Volunteers on August 9, 1862 at New York City. Although mustered in as a Private in Company I, two days later on the 11th, Cooper was made full Captain of his company. He was transfered to Company F on October 28, 1862 where he served until killed in action at the Wilderness on May 6, 1864.
Information provided by the New York State Library, Albany NY and the publication New York in the War of the Rebellion 1861-1865 by Frederick Phisterer (1912)