Private Thomas Evans, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on June 5, 1864 in Piedmont, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company D, 54th Pennsylvania Infantry. Evans was about 40 years old.
3 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on November 26, 1864.
Evans was born in 1824 in Wales — one of 8 recipients born in Wales. His Medal of Honor is credited to Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania. Evans died in 1866 in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, at the age of about 42. He is buried at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania.
Evans is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Capture of flag of 45th Virginia (C.S.A.).
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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Timeline
- 1824Born in Wales
- June 5, 1864Act of valor — Piedmont, VirginiaAge about 40. Company D, 54th Pennsylvania Infantry
- November 26, 1864Medal of Honor presented
- 1866Died in Ebensburg, PennsylvaniaAge about 42.
- Resting placeBethel Baptist Church CemeteryEbensburg, Pennsylvania
Biography
Thomas Evans (c. 1824–1866), was a soldier in the Union Army who received the United States military's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the American Civil War.
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Further reading
- Thomas Evans: Wrestling a Flagcmohs.org · 2022
