John N. Coyne

John Nicholas Coyne Jr.
John Nicholas Coyne Jr.
	John N. Coyne, c. 1907
Born	November 14, 1839; New York, New York
Died	March 4, 1907 (aged 67); Orange, New Jersey
Buried	Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army (Union Army)
Rank	Lieutenant colonel
Unit	7th New York Militia Regiment (Company G: private); 70th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Company B: sergeant, Company F: first lieutenant: Company D: captain)
Battles/wars	American Civil War: Siege of Yorktown; Battle of Williamsburg; Battle of Seven Pines/Fair Oaks; Battle of Fredericksburg; Chancellorsville Campaign/Battle of Chancellorsville; Gettysburg Campaign/Battle of Gettysburg; Battle of Wapping Heights; Mine Run Campaign; Overland Campaign; Battle of the Wilderness; Battle of Spotsylvania Court House; Battle of North Anna; Battle of Totopotomoy Creek; Battle of Cold Harbor; Siege of Petersburg;
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, 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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