Charles Clark Coppedge was a Texas Infantry officer and a member of the Texas Legislature.

Coppidge was born in Dickson County, Tennessee. In the 1850s he moved to East Texas along with other members of the Coppedge family, including his brother, William Lindsey Coppedge. He started the first store in the community of Smyrna (Harrison County

Harrison County, Texas

Harrison County is a county of the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 62,110. It is named for Jonas Harrison, a lawyer and Texas revolutionary. It is located in the Ark-La-Tex region...

) in 1855.

In 1862, he enlisted in the 19th Texas Infantry and was elected Junior Second lieutenant of Company F, serving throughout the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

 in that capacity. Following the war, he was elected to the Texas State Senate in 1865 and served in the Eleventh Texas Legislature

Eleventh Texas Legislature

The Eleventh Texas Legislature met from 6 August 1866 to 13 November 1866 in its regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1865.-Senate:Lieutenant Governor: George Washington Jones...

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He was married three times and was the father of 20 children. Many of his descendants still live in the area of East Texas where he lived and served.