Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, First Lieutenant & Commissary Noble Delance Preston received the Medal of Honor for his actions on June 11, 1864 at Trevilian Station, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with 10th New York Cavalry. Preston was 22 years old.
3 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on November 22, 1889, 25 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Preston was born on February 2, 1842 in Madison, Madison County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Fulton, Oswego County, New York. Preston died on December 27, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the age of 77. He is buried at Chelton Hills Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Preston is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Voluntarily led a charge in which he was severely wounded.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Wounds and injuries
What the citation records about his wounds:
Voluntarily led a charge in which he was severely wounded.
- Age at death: 77
- Resting place: Chelton Hills Cemetery
Timeline
- February 2, 1842Born in Madison, Madison County, New York
- June 11, 1864Act of valor — Trevilian Station, VirginiaAge 22. 10th New York Cavalry
- November 22, 1889Medal of Honor presented
- December 27, 1919Died in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAge 77.
- Resting placeChelton Hills CemeteryPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
