Timeline
Birth- 1834
Williston, Vermont
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)- Ages: 31 - 29 years
State
New York
Company
H
Unit
106th Infantry
Branch
Army
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Served For
United States of America
Pvt
Enlistment- 20/08/1862-Age: 29 years
Malone NY
Pvt
Casualty- 18/09/1864-Age: 31 years
"shot through the breast" in battle of Opequon Creek
Opequon Creek - Winchester, VA
Discharge
Sgt
Marriage- 2/02/1864-Age: 30 years
New York
Lucina Hazen (1st wife = Martha Thomas 1834-1860)
Death- 15/10/1864-Age: 31 years
V.S. received in action; wounds received at Battle of Opequon Creek, Virginia (3rd Winchester)
6 A C Hospital - Taylor House Hospital - Winchester VA
Burial
Winchester Nat'l Cemetery, Winchester VA
Other Facts
Full Name
John S Cota
Also Known As
AKA - Coda; Cotey
Child
dependent children- John Laban Cotey (born 1863); Hattie Cota (born 1859)
Father
father - Francis
Mother
mother - Elizabeth