SERGEANT JEFFERSON COATES

U.S. Army

DIVISION: 7th Wisconsin Infantry

COMPANY: H

DATE OF BIRTH: 24 AUG 1843

PLACE OF BIRTH: Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin

DATE OF DEATH: 27 JAN 1880

PLACE OF DEATH: Dorchester, Saline County, Nebraska

NOTEWORTHY FACTS: Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service in the Civil War at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on July 1, 1863.

CITATION: Unsurpassed courage in battle, where he had both eyes shot out.