Private William Evans, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on July 9, 1876 in Big Horn, Montana during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company E, 7th U.S. Infantry. Evans was about 25 years old.
3 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 9, 1876.
Evans was born in 1851 in Annagh, Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri. Evans died on November 26, 1893 in Greeley, Colorado, at the age of about 42. He is buried at Linn Grove Cemetery in Greeley, Colorado.
Evans is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 78 credited to Missouri.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Carried dispatches to Brig. Gen. Crook through a country occupied by Sioux.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Indian Wars, Great Sioux War of 1876.
Places
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Timeline
- 1851Born in Annagh, Ireland
- July 9, 1876Act of valor — Big Horn, MontanaAge about 25. Company E, 7th U.S. Infantry
- July 9, 1876Medal of Honor presented
- November 26, 1893Died in Greeley, ColoradoAge about 42.
- Resting placeLinn Grove CemeteryGreeley, Colorado
Biography
William Evans (c. 1852 – November 26, 1893) was an Irish-born soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 7th U.S. Infantry during the Black Hills War. He participated in campaigns against the Sioux in the Montana Territory and, at Big Horn from July 9–14, 1876, volunteered to deliver critical dispatches between Generals George Crook and Alfred Terry. He later received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions.
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