John T Coates Company L Enlisted 12/24/61 Discharged 2/18/63 Rank Private Wounds Battle Wounded Antietam-back Nativity unknown Born 01/01/40 Died unknown Died Where unknown Hometown Tamarack Vocation unknown
John Coates after the war. (Minnesota Historical Society)

John Coates was 21 when he was mustered into the 2nd U S Sharpshooters. He was badly wounded in the back at the Battle of Antietam on Sept 17, 1862. He was sent to the Fort Schuyler Hospital in New York City to recover. It was deemed he would not be able to return to service. He was discharged for disability on Feb 18, 1863.

Sources:

The St Paul Pioneer Press, St. Paul, MN., March 24, 1863, p 1.

The Weekly Pioneer & Democrat, St. Paul, MN., Oct. 3, 1862, p 2.

Minnesota Adjutant Generals Report, 1866, p 630.