Chronological, from February 28 to August 27, 1864

Coon, David (1822-1864)

David Coon was born February 10, 1822, near Beckmantown, Clinton County, New York. He enlisted in the military service at Green Lake County, February 26, 1864, in Company A, 36th Wisconsin Infantry. He was stationed at Camp Randall until May 10, 1864, when he was ordered to join Hancock's Corps in Virginia. Coon and his regiment participated in many battles until he and almost the entire regiment were captured at the Battle of Ream's Station on August 25, 1864. Coon was taken to Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia, and later transferred to Salisbury, North Carolina, where he died November 2, 1864.