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U.S. Army

Ira Hobart Evans

ConflictCivil War

RankBrevet Major

Year of Action1865

Unit/CommandCompany B, 116th U.S. Colored Infantry

BirthplacePiermont, New Hampshire

Citation

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

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