Military: CWR: Cooper, Frank [alias - Beaird, Robert E.] of interest in Somerset County, PA File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Keith Petenbrink and Meyersdale Public Library. Transcribed and proofread by: Keith Petenbrink. Copyright 2011. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _________________________________________ Introduction and help of Civil War Research may be viewed at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/military/cwr/intro.txt Additional Civil War Research may be viewed at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/military/cwr/cwr.html __________________________________________ Cooper, Frank alias Robert E. Beaird * Buried in Union Cemetery, Somerset, Somerset Co. Pa. * Co. H 1st Alabama Cavalry * Private Co. F 27th Regiment Pa. Infantry * Enrolled Aug. 20, 1863 at age 26 in Norristown, Pa. * Mustered in Aug. 20, 1863 at Norristown, Pa. * Transferred to Co. C 73rd Regiment Pa. Infantry Sept. 24, 1864 * Private Co. C 73rd Regiment Pa. Infantry * Discharged Mar. 31, 1865 * Enrolled in Philadelphia, Pa. * On duty at Washington Arsenal, Washington, D. C. * Served in Pennsylvania Aug. 20, 1863 - July 14, 1865 * Invalid Pension: Applied Aug. 5, 1890 and Feb. 7, 1908, Application #892827, Certificate #1060826 SOURCE: * Somerset Past Vol. 11 No. 3 * Veterans Card File [Lists name as Franklin] * Veterans Grave Registration * Muster Roster Co. F * Muster Roll Co. C * Footnote.com [Co. F, lists name as Franklin Cooper] * Footnote.com [Co. C, lists name as Franklin Cooper alias Robert Beaird] * Footnote.com [Co. H, lists name as Robert E. Beaird alias Franklin Cooper] * Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards 1777 - 1999