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Thomas Evans (Medal of Honor) — Victoria Cross

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Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Private
Medals Recorded: 1

Thomas Evans (Medal of Honor)

Private, U.S. Army

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Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor 1862-1895 Army

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Biography

Capturing the 45th Virginia’s flag at Piedmont

Thomas Evans earned the Medal of Honor at Piedmont, Virginia, on June 5, 1864. A private in Company D, 54th Pennsylvania Infantry, he captured the flag of the Confederate 45th Virginia during the American Civil War.

Born in Wales in 1824, Evans served in the Union Army and was accredited to Johnstown, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor was presented on November 26, 1864. The brief citation identifies the captured regiment but gives no further details of the action.

Evans died in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, in 1866 and is buried at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery there.

Medal of Honor citation

Capture of flag of 45th Virginia (C.S.A.).

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