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Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army

William Evans

Details
  • Rank: Private
  • Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
  • Unit/Command:
    Company E,
    7th U.S. Infantry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: July 9, 1876
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Big Horn, Montana, USA
Citation
Carried dispatches to Brig. Gen. Crook through a country occupied by Sioux.
Medal of Honor Recipient William Evans
Medal of Honor Recipient William Evans
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: July 9, 1876
  • Born: 1851, Annagh, Ireland
  • Died: November 26, 1893, Greeley, CO, United States
  • Buried: Linn Grove Cemetery, Greeley, CO, United States
 

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