James A. Coggburn

Taney County Sheriff's Office — Forsyth, MO

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch April 30, 1879

Age 44

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Deputy James Coggburn and Deputy William Bates were shot and killed while leading a posse that was pursuing several horse thieves along Bee Creek, near the Missouri - Arkansas state border. Both deputies were killed during a shootout that ensued after the posse cornered the subjects in a cabin. The owner of the cabin and a suspect were shot and killed. The others escaped. Deputy Coggburn was a private in the Union Army's 5th Missouri Regiment during the Civil War.

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Coggburn served with the Taney County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Forsyth community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Taney County Sheriff's Office

Location Forsyth, MO

Platform Identity tcso.taney.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 30, 1879

Age 44

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Not available

Military Service

James A. Coggburn served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Deputy James A. Coggburn is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 9.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Taney County Sheriff's Office, 6 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Taney County Sheriff's Office

of 6 officers

100% Felonious

MO — Statewide

516

of 813 officers

63.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious