Born at Chester, Pennsylvania, in 1844, he earned the Medal of Honor during the Civil War while serving as a Sergeant in Company I, 97th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry at Bermuda 100, Virginia, on May 18, 1864. The Medal was actually issued to him on December 17, 1896.
He died on November 19, 1897 and he was buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery.
ENGLE, JAMES E.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company I, 97th Pennsylvania Infantry. Place and date: At Bermuda Hundred, Virginia, 18 May 1864. Entered service at: Chester, Penneylvania. Birth: Chester, Pennsylvania. Date of issue: 17 December 1896.
Citation:
Responded to a call for volunteers to carry ammunition to the regiment on the picket line and under a heavy fire from the enemy assisted in carrying a box of ammunition to the front and remained to distribute the same.
ENGLE, J EDGAR
- LT 16TH V R C CIVIL WAR
- DATE OF DEATH: 11/20/1897
- BURIED AT: SECTION 1 SITE LOT 569
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
ENGLE, HELEN A WID OF ENGLE, J EDGAR
- DATE OF DEATH: 08/31/1927
- BURIED AT: SECTION 1 SITE LOT 569
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY - WIFE OF JE ENGLE, LT 16TH VRC CW
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
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