Dr. Coffey's father, Richard, was born in Virginia, and had served as a soldier in Col. Shelby's Kentucky regiment during the War of 1812. Dr. Coffey's paternal grandfather, Osborn, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and had been present at the surrender of Gen. Cornwallis at Yorktown.
Dr. Coffey studied medicine at the Transylvania University in Lexington, KY, and graduated in 1852. He moved to Missouri in March 1854, and settled in Camden Point.
Coffey enlisted as a Private in Co. I of the 1st Regiment, Missouri Cavalry, CSA, and by the end of the war was Chief Surgeon of General Bowen's Division, CSA. He took part in a nmumber of well-known battles.
After he returned to Camden Point in 1865, Dr. Coffey married Miss Helen Barnes in May 1866. In 1872 Coffey was elected Sheriff of Platte County, and moved to Platte City, the county seat. He was re-elected in 1874. He later returned to his medical practice.
Dr. Coffey was also President of the Confederate Association of Platte County, and a member of Lodge No. 504 A.F. & A.M.
Dr. Coffey studied medicine at the Transylvania University in Lexington, KY, and graduated in 1852. He moved to Missouri in March 1854, and settled in Camden Point.
Coffey enlisted as a Private in Co. I of the 1st Regiment, Missouri Cavalry, CSA, and by the end of the war was Chief Surgeon of General Bowen's Division, CSA. He took part in a nmumber of well-known battles.
After he returned to Camden Point in 1865, Dr. Coffey married Miss Helen Barnes in May 1866. In 1872 Coffey was elected Sheriff of Platte County, and moved to Platte City, the county seat. He was re-elected in 1874. He later returned to his medical practice.
Dr. Coffey was also President of the Confederate Association of Platte County, and a member of Lodge No. 504 A.F. & A.M.
Dr. Coffey's father, Richard, was born in Virginia, and had served as a soldier in Col. Shelby's Kentucky regiment during the War of 1812. Dr. Coffey's paternal grandfather, Osborn, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and had been present at the surrender of Gen. Cornwallis at Yorktown.
Dr. Coffey studied medicine at the Transylvania University in Lexington, KY, and graduated in 1852. He moved to Missouri in March 1854, and settled in Camden Point.
Coffey enlisted as a Private in Co. I of the 1st Regiment, Missouri Cavalry, CSA, and by the end of the war was Chief Surgeon of General Bowen's Division, CSA. He took part in a nmumber of well-known battles.
After he returned to Camden Point in 1865, Dr. Coffey married Miss Helen Barnes in May 1866. In 1872 Coffey was elected Sheriff of Platte County, and moved to Platte City, the county seat. He was re-elected in 1874. He later returned to his medical practice.
Dr. Coffey was also President of the Confederate Association of Platte County, and a member of Lodge No. 504 A.F. & A.M.
Dr. Coffey studied medicine at the Transylvania University in Lexington, KY, and graduated in 1852. He moved to Missouri in March 1854, and settled in Camden Point.
Coffey enlisted as a Private in Co. I of the 1st Regiment, Missouri Cavalry, CSA, and by the end of the war was Chief Surgeon of General Bowen's Division, CSA. He took part in a nmumber of well-known battles.
After he returned to Camden Point in 1865, Dr. Coffey married Miss Helen Barnes in May 1866. In 1872 Coffey was elected Sheriff of Platte County, and moved to Platte City, the county seat. He was re-elected in 1874. He later returned to his medical practice.
Dr. Coffey was also President of the Confederate Association of Platte County, and a member of Lodge No. 504 A.F. & A.M.
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