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Medal of Honor Recipient

John Nicholas Coyne

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-000683Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1862

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Medal of Honor

May 5, 1862

Williamsburg, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
Company B, 70th New York Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Capture of a flag after a severe hand-to-hand contest; was mentioned in orders for his gallantry.

Sources & record notes

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  1. John Nicholas Coyne — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-000689
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-27
Later or highest recorded rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Entered service at
New York, N.Y.
Archive transcription SHA-256
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Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

Current official Society evidence confirms the identity and core action record; historical action wording replaces inherited geocoder text while all inherited values and the complete legacy citation remain preserved.