Died November 19, 1897 Rank Sergeant | Name James Engle | |
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Buried at Arlington National Cemetery Allegiance United States of America Service/branch United States Army
Union Army Unit Company I, 97th Pennsylvania Infantry | ||
Sergeant James Edgar Engle (1844 to November 19, 1897) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Engle received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Bermuda Hundred Campaign in Virginia on 18 May 1864. He was honored with the award on 17 December 1896.
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Biography
Engle was born in Chester, Pennsylvania in 1844. He enlisted in the 97th Pennsylvania Infantry. He died on 19 November 1897 and his remains are interred at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
Medal of Honor 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.