Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Captain James Parke Postles received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 2, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 1st Delaware Infantry. Postles was 22 years old.
27 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 22, 1892, 29 years after the action.
Postles was born on September 28, 1840 in Camden, Kent County, Delaware. His Medal of Honor is credited to Wilmimgton, New Castle County, Delaware. Postles died on May 27, 1908 in Wilmington, Delaware, at the age of 67. He is buried at Wilmington Cemetery in Wilmington, Delaware.
Postles is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 13 credited to Delaware.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Voluntarily delivered an order in the face of heavy fire from the enemy.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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Timeline
- September 28, 1840Born in Camden, Kent County, Delaware
- July 2, 1863Act of valor — Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaAge 22. Company A, 1st Delaware Infantry
- July 22, 1892Medal of Honor presented
- May 27, 1908Died in Wilmington, DelawareAge 67.
- Resting placeWilmington CemeteryWilmington, Delaware
Biography
James P. Postles (September 28, 1840 – May 27, 1908) was an American soldier who fought with the Union Army in the American Civil War. Postles received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for actions taken on July 2, 1863 during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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