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Show THX C0OT3XBATB WHO 2TBVZB ITJBBEITDZBXD, a mm a . ' MaJ. James W. Cooper, "th Confederate wae never surranderod." is 01 the city and has applied for membership In Lafayette McLaw camp. U. CV. MaJ. Cooper Is the famous fighter who forced the armistice' la Arkansas and haughtily refused to notlc all orders to Surrender. The armistice waa declared nearly three montha after Gen. L's Surrender. When th order waa sent Into th mountain moun-tain ef Arkanaas by MaJ. Moor, a Federal Fed-eral officer, demanding' the surrender of MaJ. Cooper, he sent back the famous letter, let-ter, "I shall aot surrender until so Oidered by my commander." At the time he sent th aot MaJ. Cooper and his men knew that Gen. Lee had surrendered, and that the Confederates had left th field. Since the war he has led a varied life. At first h engaged tn his choe profession, profes-sion, that of an architect and builder. When th war with Spala waa being waged In Cuba. MaJ. Cooper ran th blockade and enlisted in the Cuban army, lie was give commission at once by th Cuban commandsr. who wer aot slow to recognise his value . Returning to this country trmndtately after peace had been declared with Spain, th grissred eld fighter soon mad another venture in the line of wsr. At the time the European alHea wer threatening Venezuela. Ven-ezuela. MaJ. Cooper received , Colonel's commission m Castro's army,-ran th blockade of the allies and began an active campaign. Before he could make aa offensive of-fensive move, however, peso was again declared. Savannah News. - 1 : . : . s . i |