Buried at Natchez City Cemetery Rank Private Awards Medal of Honor | Name August Dorley | |
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Allegiance United States of America Died October 17, 1867, Natchez, Mississippi, United States Unit 1st Louisiana Regiment Cavalry | ||
Service/branch United States Army | ||
Private August Dorley (also August Doerle) (1842 to October 17, 1867) was a German soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Dorley received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action at Mount Pleasant, Alabama on 11 April 1865.
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Biography
Dorley was born in Germany in 1842. He enlisted into the 1st Louisiana Cavalry. He died on 17 October 1867 and his remains are interred at the Natchez City Cemetery in Natchez, Mississippi.
Medal of Honor citation
Capture of flag.
References
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