Medal of Honor Recipient

William Evans

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-001693Source-based record

The award

Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1876

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Rank at action: Private
Service: U.S. Army
Conflict: Indian Campaigns
Unit or command: Company E, 7th U.S. Infantry

The Citation

Carried dispatches to Brig. Gen. Crook through a country occupied by Sioux.

Sources & record notes

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William Evans — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes

Award ID: MOH-AW-001701
Transcription status: Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check: 2026-08-29
Entered service at: St. Louis, Mo.
Archive transcription SHA-256: c33f58ef7cedcc49c19d364b2498561528b773f6e828184145cc915ffc758f70

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

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