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Private · U.S. Army

Coron D. Evans

Private Coron D. Evans, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on April 6, 1865 at Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War April 6, 1865

Private Coron D. Evans was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 6, 1865 at Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 3d Indiana Cavalry. Evans was about 21 years old.

59 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 3, 1865.

Evans was born in 1844 in Jefferson County, Indiana. His Medal of Honor is credited to Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana.

Evans is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 75 credited to Indiana.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Capture of flag of 26th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Battles and campaigns

1865 · Civil War

Battle of Sailor's Creek

Result: Union victory

21 Medal of Honor recipients

Places

  • Born: Jefferson County — map

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Timeline

  1. 1844
    Born in Jefferson County, Indiana
  2. April 6, 1865
    Act of valor — Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia
    Age about 21. Company A, 3d Indiana Cavalry
  3. May 3, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented

Biography

Private Coron D. Evans (born c. 1844) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Evans received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Sayler's Creek in Virginia on April 6, 1865. He was honored with the award on May 3, 1865.

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Also honored for actions on April 6, 1865

JB John Francis Benjamin Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 OB Orrin Bennett Private · Army Civil War · 1865 HB Hugh Patterson Boon Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 Lewis Francis Brest Private · Army Civil War · 1865 AB Andrew Bringle Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 IC Ivers S. Calkin First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JC John Chapman Private · Army Civil War · 1865 AC Albert Adams Clapp First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 TC Trustrim Connell Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 FC Francis Marion Cunningham First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 Thomas Ward Custer Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 TD Thomas Davis Private · Army Civil War · 1865

See all 60 recipients for April 6, 1865 →

More Civil War recipients from Indiana

CS Charles H. Seston Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 ✦ CA Clinton Lycurgus Armstrong Private · Army Civil War · 1863 JW John Milton Whitehead Chaplain · Army Civil War · 1862 JK Jeremiah Kuder Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 JD John Davis Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JD John Ditzenback Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1864
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.