What is Abraham Cohn?
{{Infobox military person |name= Abraham Cohn |birth_date= {{Birth date|1832|6|17}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|1897|6|2|1832|6|17}} |birth_place= [[Dobrodzień|Guttentag]], [[Prussia]] (now [[Poland]]) |death_place= [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]] |placeofburial= [[Cypress Hills Cemetery]], [[New York City]] |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= |caption= Medal of Honor recipient |nickname= |allegiance= [[United States|United States of America]] |branch= [[United States Army]]<br/>[[Union Army]] |serviceyears= 1864 - 1865 |rank= [[First Lieutenant#United States|First Lieutenant]] |commands= |unit= [[6th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry]] |battles= [[American Civil War]] |awards= [[Medal of Honor]] |laterwork= }} '''Abraham Cohn''' (June 17, 1832 in [[Dobrodzień|Guttentag]], [[Prussia]], June 2, 1897 in [[New York City]]) was an [[American Civil War]] [[Union Army]] [[soldier]] of [[Jew]]ish descent. He received the [[Military of the United States|United States military's]] highest [[award|decoration]], the [[Medal of Honor]]. Cohn earned the award for his actions in [[combat]] at the [[Battle of the Wilderness]], [[Virginia]] on May 6, 1864, and the [[Battle of the Crater]], [[Petersburg, Virginia|Petersburg]], [[Virginia]] on July 30, 1864. ==Medal of Honor citation== *Rank and organization: [[Sergeant Major#United States|Sergeant Major]], [[6th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry|6th New Hampshire Infantry]] *Place and date: At Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; At the mine, Petersburg, Virginia, July 30, 1864 *Entered service at: [[Campton, New Hampshire|Campton]], [[New Hampshire]] *Birth: Guttentag, Prussia *Date of issue: August 24, 1865 '''Citation:''' <blockquote>During Battle of the Wilderness rallied and formed, under heavy fire, disorganized and fleeing troops of different regiments. At Petersburg, Va., July 30, 1864, bravely and coolly carried orders to the advanced line under severe fire.<ref name=ACMH>{{Cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html