James Bolles Coit – Brigadier General, Untied States Army

James Bolles Coit of Connecticut
Appointed from Connecticut, Private CompanyA, and Sergeant and Sergeant Major, 2nd Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, 16 April to 5 August 1861
First Lieutenant, 14th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, 20 August 1862
Captain, 1 May 1863
Major, 11 October 1863
Breveted Lieutenant Colonel of Volunteers, 13 March 1865, for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Antietam, Maryland
Breveted Colonel of U. S. Volunteers, 13 March 1865, for gallant and meritorious service at the battle of Gettysburg
Breveted Brigadier General of U. S. Volunteers, 13 March 1865 for gallant and meritorious service at the battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
Resigned 6 September 1864
Died 8 November 1891

COIT, JAMES B
MAJOR AND BVT BRIG GEN 14 CONN INF CIV WAR

• DATE OF DEATH: 12/08/1894
• BURIED AT:   SITE 665 WS
  ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

Michael Robert Patterson

Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.

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