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Civil War
John Coughlin
Lieutenant Colonel · U.S. Army
10th New Hampshire Infantry
9 May 1864 · Swifts Creek, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New Hampshire
- Action
- Swifts Creek, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
During a sudden night attack upon Burnham's Brigade, resulting in much confusion, this officer, without waiting for orders, led his regiment forward and interposed a line of battle between the advancing enemy and Hunt's Battery, repulsing the attack and saving the guns.