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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480
Number of Medals1
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1003310 of 4480
U.S. Army#443of 2016
Infantry#417of 1502
American Civil War:#2of 21
Siege of Yorktown#2of 8
Battle of Williamsburg#1of 10
Battle of Seven Pines/Fair Oaks#1of 2
Battle of Fredericksburg#2of 35
Chancellorsville Campaign/Battle of Chancellorsville#1of 2
Gettysburg Campaign/Battle of Gettysburg#1of 1
Battle of Wapping Heights#1of 3
Mine Run Campaign#1of 10
Overland Campaign#1of 12
Battle of the Wilderness#1of 26
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House#1of 32
Battle of North Anna#1of 9
Battle of Totopotomoy Creek#1of 5
Battle of Cold Harbor#3of 26
Siege of Petersburg#2of 25
John N. Coyne
Lieutenant colonel, U.S. Army
American Civil War:Siege of YorktownBattle of WilliamsburgBattle of Seven Pines/Fair OaksBattle of FredericksburgChancellorsville Campaign/Battle of ChancellorsvilleGettysburg Campaign/Battle of GettysburgBattle of Wapping HeightsMine Run CampaignOverland CampaignBattle of the WildernessBattle of Spotsylvania Court HouseBattle of North AnnaBattle of Totopotomoy CreekBattle of Cold HarborSiege of Petersburg
Awards & Decorations
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Biography
John Nicholas Coyne Jr. was a United States military officer who fought with the Union Army as a member of the 70th New York Infantry during the American Civil War. He received his nation's highest award for valor, the U.S. Medal of Honor, for capturing an enemy flag while engaged in hand-to-hand combat during the Battle of Williamsburg in Virginia on May 5, 1862. That flag was "[t]he first Confederate flag captured on the battle-field" by the Union Army during the war, according to historian Thomas S. Townsend. Coyne's medal was conferred on April 18, 1888.
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Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts