Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private Christian Streile received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 5, 1865 at Paine's Crossroads, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company I, 1st New Jersey Cavalry. Streile was about 26 years old.
13 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 3, 1865.
Streile was born in 1839 in Germany — one of 130 recipients born in Germany. His Medal of Honor is credited to Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey. Streile died on December 4, 1886 in New York, New York, at the age of about 47. He is buried at The Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery in MiddleVillage, New York.
Streile is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 93 credited to New Jersey.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Capture of flag.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Places
- Buried: All Faiths Cemetery — map
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Timeline
- 1839Born in Germany
- April 5, 1865Act of valor — Paine's Crossroads, VirginiaAge about 26. Company I, 1st New Jersey Cavalry
- May 3, 1865Medal of Honor presented
- December 4, 1886Died in New York, New YorkAge about 47.
- Resting placeThe Lutheran All Faiths CemeteryMiddleVillage, New York
Biography
Christian Streile (27 November 1838 - 4 December 1886) was a private in the United States Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the American Civil War. He was awarded the medal on 3 May 1865 for actions performed during the Battle of Sailor's Creek in Virginia.
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