Dennis F. Coughlin (January 1844 – May 14, 1913) was an American professional baseball player who played as an

outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to cat ...

during the 1872 season for the

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in the National Association. Coughlin is remembered as the only major leaguer who was wounded in combat in the

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. He was a sergeant in Company E, 140th New York Infantry. After his time in baseball, he worked in the U.S. Treasury Department for 45 years.

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