He was the son of John Coode and Mary Delia Thomas Neale. At age 17 he left the family farm at Shipping Point near Chaptico, Md and traveled to Richmond, Virginia. He enlisted in Company H, First Maryland Infantry on June 18, 1861. He was discharged on June 18, 1862.
Mett reenlisted in Breathed's Battery of Stuarts Horse Artillery on July 11, 1862 and was described by his comrades as one of the most determined and hardest fighters in that band of horse artillerymen. Mett had his horse shot from under him during the Battle of Yellow Tavern, Virginia. He received a gunshot wound to the hand at White House Landing and was taken to the hospital on June 15, 1864.
Mett recovered from his wounds and transferred to Company F, 43rd Virginia Cavalry known as "Mosby's Rangers" on September 18, 1864 where he served until the end of war.
Mett returned to St. Marys and was know to be one of the toughest men around. He would fight at a moments notice and always carried two cap and ball revolvers in his waistband.
Mett's luck ran out when he was struck in the head with an iron bar by a simple-minded boy. Mr. Compton Swann stated that after the incident Mett would throw fits in church, groaning and frothing until the men dragged him outside.
Mett reenlisted in Breathed's Battery of Stuarts Horse Artillery on July 11, 1862 and was described by his comrades as one of the most determined and hardest fighters in that band of horse artillerymen. Mett had his horse shot from under him during the Battle of Yellow Tavern, Virginia. He received a gunshot wound to the hand at White House Landing and was taken to the hospital on June 15, 1864.
Mett recovered from his wounds and transferred to Company F, 43rd Virginia Cavalry known as "Mosby's Rangers" on September 18, 1864 where he served until the end of war.
Mett returned to St. Marys and was know to be one of the toughest men around. He would fight at a moments notice and always carried two cap and ball revolvers in his waistband.
Mett's luck ran out when he was struck in the head with an iron bar by a simple-minded boy. Mr. Compton Swann stated that after the incident Mett would throw fits in church, groaning and frothing until the men dragged him outside.
He was the son of John Coode and Mary Delia Thomas Neale. At age 17 he left the family farm at Shipping Point near Chaptico, Md and traveled to Richmond, Virginia. He enlisted in Company H, First Maryland Infantry on June 18, 1861. He was discharged on June 18, 1862.
Mett reenlisted in Breathed's Battery of Stuarts Horse Artillery on July 11, 1862 and was described by his comrades as one of the most determined and hardest fighters in that band of horse artillerymen. Mett had his horse shot from under him during the Battle of Yellow Tavern, Virginia. He received a gunshot wound to the hand at White House Landing and was taken to the hospital on June 15, 1864.
Mett recovered from his wounds and transferred to Company F, 43rd Virginia Cavalry known as "Mosby's Rangers" on September 18, 1864 where he served until the end of war.
Mett returned to St. Marys and was know to be one of the toughest men around. He would fight at a moments notice and always carried two cap and ball revolvers in his waistband.
Mett's luck ran out when he was struck in the head with an iron bar by a simple-minded boy. Mr. Compton Swann stated that after the incident Mett would throw fits in church, groaning and frothing until the men dragged him outside.
Mett reenlisted in Breathed's Battery of Stuarts Horse Artillery on July 11, 1862 and was described by his comrades as one of the most determined and hardest fighters in that band of horse artillerymen. Mett had his horse shot from under him during the Battle of Yellow Tavern, Virginia. He received a gunshot wound to the hand at White House Landing and was taken to the hospital on June 15, 1864.
Mett recovered from his wounds and transferred to Company F, 43rd Virginia Cavalry known as "Mosby's Rangers" on September 18, 1864 where he served until the end of war.
Mett returned to St. Marys and was know to be one of the toughest men around. He would fight at a moments notice and always carried two cap and ball revolvers in his waistband.
Mett's luck ran out when he was struck in the head with an iron bar by a simple-minded boy. Mr. Compton Swann stated that after the incident Mett would throw fits in church, groaning and frothing until the men dragged him outside.
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