Medal of Honor
May 5, 1864
Wilderness Campaign, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company H, 62d New York Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Went out in front of the line under a fierce fire and, in the face of the rapidly advancing enemy, rescued the regimental flag with which the color bearer had fallen.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- James Robert Evans — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000739
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-27
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Captain
- Entered service at
- New York, N.Y.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- c9686248174823afe558a237d328d7c8a7ecf5b6566bbbdba0021b4c10b00531
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