I have done the research, My question is How old is too old ?
Thomas J Coats born in( 1775 )in North Carolina
1860 - Arkansas Census =
Age:85 Years old Residence of Yell County, Arkansas.
wife = gilly Coats
Dad = Benjamin Ben Coats
Son = Thomas William Coats 1821 – 1894
4th Arkansas Union Cavalry
Name: Thomas J Coats
Enlistment Date: 18 Jan 1864
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Dardanelle, AR
State Served: Arkansas
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company C, Arkansas 4th Cavalry Regiment on 18 Jan 1864.
Mustered out on 13 Jun 1864 at Little Rock, AR.
Sources: Index to Compiled Military Service Records
4th Arkansas Union Cavalry - Arkansas Research
U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
about Thomas J Coats
Name: Thomas J Coats
Service Info.: PVT US Army
Death Date: 13 Jun 1864
Interment Date: 13 Jun 1864
Cemetery: Little Rock National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 2523 Confederate Boulevard Little Rock, AR 72206
Buried At: Section 2 Site 1635
Thanks Mike from East End Arkansas.