My Great Granduncle Nashville Coatney (spelled Cortnay in the roster) enlisted as a
private in the 13th. Indiana Infantry Company D on 6/19/1861. His residence was Jefferson
County,Indiana (directly across from Louisville,KY area). He mustered out on 7/1/1864, no
place stated.
Last information I have on him is he was in a battle May 9-10, 1864 I believe at Swift
Creek (state of Virginia). Per a letter from one of his comrades named Albert Meranda, he
was either wounded and left in the field or he was captured by the Rebel Army and taken
prisoner. Nashville did not return home after the war. The packet of information I
received from the National Archives offered no clues as to his demise. Any information on
his actual whereabouts (burial location) will be appreciated. Don Coatney