Abraham Cohn

Citation for Congressional Medal of Honor

by Seymour "Sy" Brody

CIVIL WAR

Rank and organization:	Sergeant Major, 6th New Hampshire Infantry
Places and dates:	At Wilderness, Virginia, 6 May 1864; At the mine, Petersburg, Virginia, 30 July, 1864
Birth:	Prussia
Date of issue:	24 August, 1865

CITATION

At the battle of the Wilderness, on 6 May, 1864, he rallied and reformed the disorganized fleeing Union troops from several regiments and established a new line of defense that held. At the Battle of Petersburg, Virginia, 30 July, 1864, he bravely and coolly carried orders to the advanced Union line while under severe fire from Confederate troops.

Source: Jewish Recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor.