Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
James Edgar Engle
Details
- Rank: Sergeant (Highest Rank: Brevet Captain)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company I,
97th Pennsylvania Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: May 18, 1864
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Bermuda Hundred, Virginia, USA
Citation
Responded to a call for volunteers to carry ammunition to the regiment on the picket line and under a heavy fire from the enemy, assisted in carrying a box of ammunition to the front, and remained to distribute the same.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: December 17, 1896
- Born: 1844, Chester, Delaware County, PA, United States
- Died: November 19, 1897
- Buried: Arlington National Cemetery(PM) (1-569), Arlington, VA, United States