Daniel P. Reigle

Daniel Peter Reigle (February 19, 1841 – March 19, 1917) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Cedar Creek fought near Middletown, Virginia on October 19, 1864. The battle was the decisive engagement of Major General Philip Sheridan's Valley Campaigns of 1864 and was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley.

Life and career Reigle was born on February 19, 1841 in Mount Joy Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania to Samuel and Rachel Reigle (née Smeach). When Reigle was about four years old, his mother died, possibly as a result of complications during childbirth of his younger sister. In September 1861, at the age of 21, Reigle enrolled in Company F of the 87th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. He was mustered in at the rank of sergeant.

After the war, Reigle married and had five children. He became a farmer thereafter and died in 1917 at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania after a stroke. He is buried at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Littlestown, Pennsylvania, and is also honored at the Pennsylvania Medal of Honor Memorial in Harrisburg.

Daniel Reigle is one of many members of the Reigle (spelling varies) family to have fought in the American Civil War.