John N. Coyne

John Nicholas Coyne Jr.
John N. Coyne, c. 1907
Born(1839-11-14)November 14, 1839
New York, New York
DiedMarch 4, 1907(1907-03-04) (aged 67)
Orange, New Jersey
Buried
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branchUnited States Army (Union Army)
RankLieutenant colonel
UnitNew York (state) 7th New York Militia Regiment (Company G: private)
New York (state) 70th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Company B: sergeant, Company F: first lieutenant: Company D: captain)
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War:
Awards Medal of Honor

John Nicholas Coyne Jr. (November 14, 1839 to March 4, 1907) 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,[1] 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.[2][3][4] Coyne's medal was conferred on April 18, 1888.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Coyne, John N.", in U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Defense". Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  2. ^ Townsend, Thomas S. The Honors of the Empire State in the War of the Rebellion, pp. 106, 313. New York, New York: A. Lovell & Co., 1889.
  3. ^ "Lieutenant Colonel John N. Coyne". Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Allentown Leader, March 8, 1907, p. 2.
  4. ^ "Lieutenant Colonel John N. Coyne" (obituary). Tyrone, Pennsylvania: Tyrone Daily Herald, March 5, 1907, p. 2.
  5. ^ "Coyne, John N.", in Civil War (A-F) Medal of Honor Recipients. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Army Center of Military History". Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  6. ^ "John Nicholas Coyne", in The Hall of Valor, in Military Times. Tysons, Virginia: Sightline Media Group". Retrieved November 24, 2013.