Joseph L Kopp

Birth MAR 1845 • Germany
Death 29 MAR 1917 • Bakersfield, Kern, California, US
Parents unknown.
Husband of Angeline "Helen" McGill, daughter of Charles Dillon McGill and Angeline Martin McGill.
Served in both the Army and Navy in the Civil War.
In the Navy he served as a Landsman, an person with no maritime experience who performed basic unskilled work.
Ships included the USS St. Lawrence; North Carolina, Quaker City, and Michigan.
findAgrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97017082/joseph-kopp​
Digital Civil War Pension File available.

BONUS: reminiscence by Augustus McGill.
"McGill, Helen, youngest daughter of the third generation.
Soon after the close of the war Helen married Joseph L. Kopp, and they had two children, to-wit: Harry and Angeline. Harry married a daughter 276 of Oliver Beebe, of West Hayfield, and Angeline married Frank Smith, of Summerhill. They all went to California and live at Santa Barbara, Cal. Joseph L. Kopp was a valiant little man. He served in both the army and navy during the war."

Veterans Pension PDF File available thanks to Kerri Fawcett.

These Civil War pension records were obtained from the U.S. National Archives and are public domain government documents. They are shared here freely for historical and genealogical research.

Civil War Pension File – Joseph L Kopp, Army and Navy - USS St. Lawrence; North Carolina, Quaker City, and Michigan (Download)