Abraham Cohn

{{for|the American politician|Abraham L. Cohn}} {{refimprove|date=January 2013}} {{Infobox military person |name= Abraham Cohn |birth_date= {{Birth date|1832|6|17}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|1897|6|2|1832|6|17}} |birth_place= Guttentag, Prussia (now Poland) |death_place= New York City, US |image= |caption= Medal of Honor recipient |nickname= |allegiance= United States |branch= United States Army<br/>Union Army |service_years= 1861 - 1862, 1864 - 1865 |rank= Captain |commands= |unit= {{Flagicon|New Hampshire}} 6th Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry |battles= American Civil War |awards= Medal of Honor |other_work= }} '''Abraham Cohn''' (June 17, 1832, in Guttentag, Prussia; died June 2, 1897, in New York City) was an American Civil War Union Army soldier and recipient to the highest military decoration for valor in combat — the Medal of Honor — for having distinguished himself at the Battle of the Wilderness on May 6, 1864, and the Battle of the Crater on July 30, 1864.

Cohn originally enlisted with the 68th New York Infantry Regiment in October 1861, and rose to the rank of Captain before being discharged in December 1862.<ref>[http://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/rosters/Infantry/68th_Infantry_CW_Roster.pdf 68th NY Infantry Regimental roster]</ref> He re-enlisted with the 6th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment in January 1864, and was mustered out in July 1865.<ref>[http://www.jewish-history.com/civilwar/sergeant_cohn.html Jewish-American History page]</ref>

==Medal of Honor citation== *Rank and organization: Sergeant Major, 6th New Hampshire Infantry *Place and date: At Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; At the mine, Petersburg, Virginia, July 30, 1864 *Entered service at: Campton, New Hampshire *Birth: Guttentag, Prussia *Date of issue: August 24, 1865

'''Citation:''' <blockquote>During Battle of the Wilderness rallied and formed, under heavy fire, disorganized and fleeing troops of different regiments. At Petersburg, Va., July 30, 1864, bravely and coolly carried orders to the advanced line under severe fire.<ref name=ACMH>{{Cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html |publisher= United States Army Center of Military History |title= Civil War Medal of Honor recipients (A-L) |access-date=2008-08-09 |work=Medal of Honor recipients| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080802150627/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html| archive-date= 2 August 2008 | url-status= dead}}</ref></blockquote> {{clear}}

==See also== {{Portal|Biography|American Civil War}} *List of Jewish Medal of Honor recipients *List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F

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==References== *{{Cite web |url=http://www.jewish-history.com/civilwar/sergeant_cohn.html |title= Jews in the Civil War, Sergeant-Major Abraham Cohn: Civil War Medal of Honor recipient |access-date=2008-08-09 }}

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