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Medal of Honor Recipient

Jefferson Coates

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001400Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1863

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Medal of Honor

July 1, 1863

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company H, 7th Wisconsin Infantry

The Citation

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

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. Jefferson Coates — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001408
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Entered service at
Boscobel, Wis.
Archive transcription SHA-256
6a435958c244a5496dc813989f2a69fd2f48c6294946596c12b0fd74ed0e07fd

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

Current reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; legacy full citation text and source-row provenance are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.

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