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Ira Hobart Evans

Captain Ira Hobart Evans, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on April 2, 1865 at Hatcher's Run, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War April 2, 1865

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Captain Ira Hobart Evans received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 2, 1865 at Hatcher's Run, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company B, 116th U.S. Colored Infantry. Evans was 20 years old.

65 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on March 24, 1892, 26 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Brevet Major.

Evans was born on April 11, 1844 in Piermont, Grafton County, New Hampshire. His Medal of Honor is credited to Barre, Washington County, Vermont. Evans died on April 19, 1922 in San Diego, California, at the age of 78. He is buried at Berlin Corners Cemetery in Berlin, Vermont.

Evans is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 47 credited to Vermont.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Voluntarily passed between the lines, under a heavy fire from the enemy, and obtained important information.

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Life beyond the battlefield

Source: Wikidata.

Places

  • Born: Piermont — map
  • Died: San Diego — map
  • Buried: Vermont — map

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Timeline

  1. April 11, 1844
    Born in Piermont, Grafton County, New Hampshire
  2. April 2, 1865
    Act of valor — Hatcher's Run, Virginia
    Age 20. Company B, 116th U.S. Colored Infantry
  3. March 24, 1892
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. April 19, 1922
    Died in San Diego, California
    Age 78.
  5. Resting place
    Berlin Corners Cemetery
    Berlin, Vermont

Biography

Ira Hobart Evans (April 11, 1844 – April 19, 1922) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War and received the Medal of Honor. He was also a prominent Texas businessman and state legislator who served in the Texas House of Representatives, including as Speaker.

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Also honored for actions on April 2, 1865

AA Abner Peeler Allen Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 AA Andrew O. Apple Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 William J. Babcock Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JB James Albert Barber Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 EB Eugene Beauharnais Beaumont Major and Assistant Adjutant General · Army Civil War · 1865 William Robert douglas Blackwood Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1865 JB John W. Boutwell Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JB John E. Buffington Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 CC Carlton N. Camp Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JC John Corcoran Private · Army Civil War · 1865 Stephen Potter Corliss First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 JC Josiah M. Curtis Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865

See all 66 recipients for April 2, 1865 →

More Civil War recipients from Vermont

EJ Erastus W. Jewett First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 Wheelock Graves Veazey Colonel · Army Civil War · 1863 William Wirt Henry Colonel · Army Civil War · 1864 Ephraim W. Harrington Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 DW Daniel Davis Wheeler First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 Julian A. Scott Drummer · Army Civil War · 1862
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.