One of the more touching stories I have found in Confederate Veteran Magazine 
involves the Court Martial of Edward Cooper, an artilleryman in the C.S.A.  

I have identified the following possibilities for the identity of the company in which Edward Cooper served:

AL - Goldthwaite's Battery
SC - Manigault's Battalion - 1st Company B
SC - Waccamaw Lt. Artillery - M. Ward's Company
VA - W. P. Carter's Company

The circumstances surrounding the courtmartial are encompassed in this letter 
From his wife Mary:

"MY DEAR EDWARD.-I have always been proud of you, and since your connection 
with the Confederate Army I have been prouder of you shall ever. I would not 
have you do anything wrong for the world; but before God, Edward, unless you 
come home, we must die! Last night I was roused by little Eddie crying. I 
called and said, 'What's the matter, Eddie?' and he said, 'O mamma, I am so 
hungry!' And Lucy, your darling Lucy, she never complains, but she is growing 
thinner every day, and I repeat, unless you come home, we must all die. YOUR 
MARY." 

The rest of the story is my featured article this week on my Best of 
Confederate Veteran Website at

http://www.researchonline.net/cvm

Click on Featured Article!


Enjoy!

John Rigdon