Private August Dorley was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 11, 1865 in Mount Pleasant, Alabama during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company B, 1st Louisiana Cavalry. Dorley was about 23 years old.
Dorley was born in 1842 in Germany — one of 130 recipients born in Germany. His Medal of Honor is credited to Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi. Dorley died on October 17, 1867, at the age of about 25. He is buried at Natchez City Cemetery in Natchez, Mississippi. Records also list him as Doerle, August.
Dorley is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 18 credited to Mississippi.
Official Medal of Honor citation
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Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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Timeline
- 1842Born in Germany
- April 11, 1865Act of valor — Mount Pleasant, AlabamaAge about 23. Company B, 1st Louisiana Cavalry
- October 17, 1867DiedAge about 25.
- Resting placeNatchez City CemeteryNatchez, Mississippi
Biography
August Dorley (also August Doerle) (1842 – 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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