Christian Streile MOH

b. 27/11/1839 Landkreis Heilbronn, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. d. 04/12/1886 New York.

DATE OF MOH ACTION: 05/04/1865 Paine’s Crossroads, Virginia.

Streile was born on 27 November 1839 in Landkreis Heilbronn, Kingdom of Württemberg (state of Baden-Württemberg in modern day Germany). He married Catherine Streile. Streile was mustered into service with Company I, 1st New Jersey Cavalry on 15 February 1864. He earned the Medal of Honor on 5 April 1865 (received it on May 3, 1865) at the Battle of Sailor’s Creek in Virginia for capturing an unspecified enemy flag. He was mustered out of service on 24 July 1865.

 

MOH CITATION:

Capture of flag.

 

BURIAL LOCATION: LUTHERAN ALL FAITHS CEMETERY, MIDDLE VILLAGE, NEW YORK.

MAP 3A, PUBLIC LOT 21, ROW 9, GRAVE 78.

LOCATION OF MEDAL:  UNKNOWN.