David L. Cockley
{{short description|American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient}}
{{Infobox military person
|name = David L. Cockley
|image = David L. Cockley 1889 public domain USGov.jpg
|caption = Cockley in 1889
|birth_date = {{birth date|1843|06|08}}
|death_date = {{death date and age|1901|12|26|1843|06|08}}
|birth_place = Lexington, Ohio
|death_place = Ohio
|placeofburial = Shelby-Oakland Cemetery
|allegiance = {{flag|United States of America|1861}}
|branch = {{army|USA}}
|serviceyears = Battle of Waynesboro
|rank = First Lieutenant
|unit = {{Flagicon|Ohio}} 10th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry - Company L,
|battles =
|awards = {{Flagicon image|Medal of Honor ribbon.svg}} Medal of Honor
}}
First Lieutenant David L. Cockley (June 8, 1843 – December 26, 1901) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Cockley received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Waynesboro in Georgia on 4 December 1864. He was honored with the award on 2 August 1897.{{Cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_af.html |title=Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients |accessdate=28 October 2013 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175923/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/619 |title=David L. Cockley |access-date=28 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202095501/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=619 |archive-date=2 February 2014 |url-status=live }}
Biography
Cockley was born in Lexington, Ohio on 8 June 1843. He enlisted into the 10th Ohio Cavalry. He died on 26 December 1901 and his remains are interred at the Shelby-Oakland Cemetery in Shelby, Ohio.
Medal of Honor citation
{{quotation|While acting as aide-de-camp to a general officer, he 3 times asked permission to join his regiment in a proposed charge upon the enemy, and in response to the last request, having obtained such permission, joined his regiment and fought bravely at its head throughout the action.{{sfnp|VCOnline|2020}}{{sfnp|CMOHS|2014}}{{sfnp|Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs|1968|p=60}}}}
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References
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- {{cite book | last =Breyfogle| first =Joshua D| editor =George E. Carter| title =The Story of Joshua D. Breyfogle, Private, 4th Ohio Infantry (10th Ohio Cavalry) and the Civil War| publisher =E. Mellen Press| year =2001| location =Lewiston, NY| pages =381| language =en| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=xCsaAQAAIAAJ | isbn =9780773474970| oclc =45784312 }}
- {{cite book| last = Dyer| first = Frederick H| author-link = | title = A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion| publisher = Dyer Pub. Co.| place = Des Moines, IA| year = 1908| asin = B01BUFJ76Q| url = https://archive.org/details/08697590.3359.emory.edu/page/n1484/mode/2up |oclc =8697590 }}
- {{cite book | author =Ohio Roster Commission | title =1st–13th Regiments Ohio Vol. Cavalry, 4th and 5th Independent Battalions of Cavalry, 3rd and 4th Independent Companies of Cavalry, McLaughlin's Squadron of Cavalry, Merrill's Horse or 2nd Missouri Cavalry, Union Light Guard, and Harlin's Light Cavalry, or Company M, 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry| publisher =The Ohio Valley Company | series =Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865| volume =XI| year =1889| location =Cincinnati, OH| pages =822| hdl=2027/uiug.30112047586075?urlappend=%3Bseq=514 | oclc =633556 }}
- {{cite book | last =Reid| first =Whitelaw| author-link =Whitelaw Reid| title =The History of Her Regiments, and Other Military Organizations| publisher =Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin| series =Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers| volume =II| year =1868| location =Cincinnati, OH| pages =1002| url =https://archive.org/details/00444862.3383.emory.edu/page/n839/mode/2up| isbn =9781154801965| oclc =11632330 }}
- {{cite book | last =Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs| first =United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare| editor =Edward M Kennedy, Chairman| title =Medal of Honor, 1863-1968 : "In the Name of the Congress of the United States"| publisher =U.S. Government Printing Office| series =Committee print (United States. Congress), 90th Congress, 2nd session| year =1968| location =Washington DC| pages =1087 | url =https://archive.org/details/medalofhonor186300unit/page/60/mode/2up| oclc =1049691780 }}
- {{cite web |title=Congressional Medal of Honor Society| publisher = CMOHS|website=Congressional Medal of Honor Society| year = 2014|url=http://www.cmohs.org/ |accessdate=19 August 2014 |ref={{sfnref|CMOHS|2014}}}}
- {{cite web |publisher = VCOnline | year = 2020|title=Medal of Honor Recipients—sorted alphabetically |website=THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS |url= http://www.vconline.org.uk/mohs/4589918581 |accessdate=2 May 2020 |ref={{sfnref|VCOnline|2020}}}}
- {{cite web | url =http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/cac/cwar/10ovc.html | title =Cavalry Units: 10th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry | website =www.bgsu.edu | publisher =Center for Archival Collections |year = 2019| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070610104427/http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/cac/cwar/10ovc.html | access-date =2008-03-20 | archive-date =2007-06-10 |ref={{sfnref|Center for Archival Collections|2008}}}}
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External links
- [http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/cwc10.html Ohio in the Civil War: 10th Ohio Cavalry by Larry Stevens]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101229053922/http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/exhibits/fftc/relicroom/details.aspx?war=2&flagid=212&unitid=83&warname=Civil%20War Regimental flag of the 10th Ohio Cavalry]
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