Civil War
Jefferson Coates
Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company H, 7th Wisconsin Infantry
1 July 1863 · Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Wisconsin
- Action
- Battle of Gettysburg
The citation
Official citation
Unsurpassed courage in battle, where he had both eyes shot out.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
