Civil War
James Coey
Major · U.S. Army
147th New York Infantry
6 February 1865 · Hatchers Run, Virginia
Public domain. Beath, Robert B. History of the Grand Army of the Republic, p. 125. New York, New York: Bryan, Taylor & Co., Publishers, 1889 (public domain). URL: https://archive.org/stream/historyofgrandar00beatuoft#page/n7/search/Coey Source file
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- Hatchers Run, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Seized the regimental colors at a critical moment and by a prompt advance on the enemy caused the entire brigade to follow him; and, after being himself severely wounded, he caused himself to be lifted into the saddle and a second time rallied the line in an attempt to check the enemy.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
