Evans received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Sayler's Creek in Virginia on 6 April 1865.

[1][2] Evans was born in Jefferson County, Indiana in about 1844.

Capture of flag of 26th Virginia Infantry (Confederate States of America).

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