Background
Coyne, John Nicholas was born on November 14, 1839 in New York, United States. Son of John Nicholas and Hannah Anne (Park) Coyne.
Coyne, John Nicholas was born on November 14, 1839 in New York, United States. Son of John Nicholas and Hannah Anne (Park) Coyne.
Educated schools and academics New York and Canada.
Served in 7th regiment North.G.S.N.Y., April-June 1861, in response to Lincoln’s first call for troops. Then private to captain 70th New York volumes until July 1, 1864, then as captain, Hancock’s Veterinary Corps to end of war. Bvtd. major and lieutenant colonel for gallantry at Williamsburg, Fair Oaks and Bristoe Station, Virginia, and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery and capture of Confederate flag at Williamsburg, Virginia.
Wounded at Fair Oaks and Gettysburg. Now chief clerk disbursing department New York Custom House.
Author: History of the Third Army Corps. History of the Excelsior Brigade.
Home: East Orange, New Jersey.
Served in 7th regiment North.G.S.N.Y., April-June 1861, in response to Lincoln’s first call for troops.
Married Pauline M. Hemingway, June 6, 1894.