Jefferson Coates - Dorchester, NE
Posted by: BruceS
N 40° 39.845 W 097° 06.131
14T E 660421 N 4503199
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient
Waymark Code: WM6PD
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 01/28/2006
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Rank and Organization: Sergeant, Company H, 7th Wisconsin Infantry.
Place and Date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 1 July 1863.
Entered Service At: Boscobel, Wis.
Birth: Grant County, Wis.
Date of Issue: 29 June 1866
Date of Death: Jan. 27, 1880
He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, (July 1, 1863). His citation reads “Unsurpassed courage in battle, where he had both eyes shot out”.
Grave is located in a small country cemetery outside Dorchester, Ne.