Medal of Honor
February 6, 1865
Hatcher’s Run, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Major
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- 147th New York Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓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.
Separately preserved current-source wording
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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 himself being 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 & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- James Coey — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000675
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-27
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Brevet Colonel, U.S. Volunteers
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- fe9946592d19adddd60edd57db66f2476fe1465f1dbe3af3e8239a281870d6e0
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