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Daniel P. Reigle

Corporal Daniel P. Reigle, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on October 19, 1864 at Cedar Creek, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War October 19, 1864

Corporal Daniel P. Reigle was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on October 19, 1864 at Cedar Creek, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company F, 87th Pennsylvania Infantry. Reigle was 23 years old.

18 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on October 26, 1864. He later rose to the rank of Sergeant.

Reigle was born on February 19, 1841 in Adams County, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania. Reigle died on March 19, 1917 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, at the age of 76. He is buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Littlestown, Pennsylvania. His medal is held by Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center, National Cemetery, Gettysburg, PA.

Reigle is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

For gallantry while rushing forward to capture a Confederate flag at the stone fence where the enemy's last stand was made.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Adams County — map
  • Died: Adams County — map

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Timeline

  1. February 19, 1841
    Born in Adams County, Pennsylvania
  2. October 19, 1864
    Act of valor — Cedar Creek, Virginia
    Age 23. Company F, 87th Pennsylvania Infantry
  3. October 26, 1864
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. March 19, 1917
    Died in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
    Age 76.
  5. Resting place
    Mount Carmel Cemetery
    Littlestown, Pennsylvania

Biography

Daniel Peter Reigle (February 19, 1841 – March 19, 1917) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Cedar Creek fought near Middletown, Virginia on October 19, 1864. The battle was the decisive engagement of Major General Philip Sheridan's Valley Campaigns of 1864 and was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley.

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Also honored for actions on October 19, 1864

John W. Blunt First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 HC Henry H. Crocker Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 UC Ulric Lyons Crocker Private · Army Civil War · 1864 Henry Algernon du Pont Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 William Wirt Henry Colonel · Army Civil War · 1864 IH Ira Hough Private · Army Civil War · 1864 Frederick A. Lyon Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 AM Andrew Jackson McGonnigle Captain & Assistant Quartermaster · Army Civil War · 1864 Henry Jeremiah Parks Private · Army Civil War · 1864 DS David H. Scofield Quartermaster Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 JS James Sweeney Private · Army Civil War · 1864 RT Richard Taylor Private · Army Civil War · 1864

See all 19 recipients for October 19, 1864 →

More Civil War recipients from Pennsylvania

James May Rutter Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 NE Nathan Huntley Edgerton First Lieutenant & Adjutant · Army Civil War · 1864 CD Charles Day Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JS James M. Seitzinger Private · Army Civil War · 1864 JE James Edgar Engle Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 JR Jacob F. Raub Assistant Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1865
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.