b. 28/09/1840 Camden, Delaware. d. 27/05/1908 Wilmington, Delaware.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 02/07/1863 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
James P Postles MOH
Postles joined Company C of the 1st Delaware Regiment in Wilmington, Delaware. After a three-month enlistment, Postles was mustered out as a 1st Sergeant. When the regiment reorganized, Postles was placed in Company A as a 1st Lieutenant.
Postles’ first major conflict was at the Battle of Antietam. During an attack in the Sunken Road, Company A lost roughly half its men, including its captain. Following the battle, Postles was lauded by his commanding officer as behaving with “exemplary coolness and bravery”, and was named the new Captain for Company A. Postles also received commendations during the Battle of Gettysburg when he volunteered to ride on horseback to deliver a letter in the face of heavy enemy fire, and returned unharmed. For this action, Postles was awarded the Medal of Honor.
MOH CITATION:
Voluntarily delivered an order in the face of heavy fire from the enemy.
BURIAL LOCATION: WILMINGTON AND BRANDYWINE CEMETERY, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.
SECTION 5, LOT 23.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: BELIEVED TO BE FAMILY.
