# James Henry Coates

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James Henry Coates Born (1829-11-27)November 27, 1829 Norristown, Pennsylvania Died May 17, 1902(1902-05-17) (aged 72) St Louis, Missouri Buried Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Allegiance Union Illinois Branch Union Army Service years 1861–1865 Rank Colonel Brevet Brigadier General Commands 11th Illinois Infantry Regiment 2nd Bde, 1st Div, XVII Corps. Conflicts American Civil War Battle of Fort Donelson Battle of Shiloh Battle of Riggins Hill Vicksburg campaign Battle of Yazoo City Yazoo City expedition Battle of Spanish Fort Battle of Fort Blakeley

**James Henry Coates** (November 27, 1829 – May 17, 1902) became the commanding officer of the [11th Illinois Infantry Regiment](/source/11th_Illinois_Infantry_Regiment) during the [American Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War). Born in [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania), he became a [captain](/source/Captain_(armed_forces)) in the 11th Illinois in 1861. He fought at [Fort Donelson](/source/Battle_of_Fort_Donelson), [Shiloh](/source/Battle_of_Shiloh), [Riggins Hill](/source/Battle_of_Riggins_Hill), and in the [Vicksburg campaign](/source/Vicksburg_campaign). He rose in rank to [major](/source/Major_(rank)) and [lieutenant colonel](/source/Lieutenant_colonel) before being promoted [colonel](/source/Colonel) after the regiment's commander was killed at the [Siege of Vicksburg](/source/Siege_of_Vicksburg) in 1863. He led an expedition up the [Yazoo River](/source/Yazoo_River) which resulted in the [Battle of Yazoo City](/source/Battle_of_Yazoo_City) in March 1864. He led a brigade in [XVII Corps](/source/XVII_Corps_(Union_Army)) in the [Yazoo City expedition](/source/Yazoo_City_expedition) and his regiment in the [Mobile campaign](/source/Mobile_campaign_(1865)). He received the [brevet](/source/Brevet_(military)) rank of [brigadier general](/source/Brigadier_general) for war service on March 13, 1865.

## See also

- [List of American Civil War brevet generals (Union)](/source/List_of_American_Civil_War_brevet_generals_(Union))

## References

- [Boatner, Mark M. III](/source/Mark_M._Boatner_III) (1988). [*The Civil War Dictionary*](https://archive.org/details/civilwardictiona0000boat) (Revised ed.). New York: [David McKay](/source/David_McKay_Publications). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8129-1726-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8129-1726-0).

- Dobak, William A. (2011). ["Freedom by the Sword: The U.S. Colored Troops 1862–1867"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120921032617/http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/030/30-24/CMH_Pub_30-24.pdf) (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, U.S. Army. pp. 199–202. Archived from [the original](https://history.army.mil/html/books/030/30-24/CMH_Pub_30-24.pdf) (PDF) on September 21, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2020.

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