. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . Va., July 4,L865; studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1870. He now lives inOakland. Cal. CAPTAIN IKA H. EVANS. 10th VERMONT Infantry, Oth United States Colored Troops. Ira Hobart Evans, now residing in Austin, Texas, was born in Piermont,N. H., in 1844. He enlisted as private in Company B, 10th Vermont Infantry, AMERICAN HEROISM. 625 July 28, 1862; he was made captain 1 Kith United States Colored Troops,January 27. 1S65, brevet-ma
. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . Va., July 4,L865; studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1870. He now lives inOakland. Cal. CAPTAIN IKA H. EVANS. 10th VERMONT Infantry, Oth United States Colored Troops. Ira Hobart Evans, now residing in Austin, Texas, was born in Piermont,N. H., in 1844. He enlisted as private in Company B, 10th Vermont Infantry, AMERICAN HEROISM. 625 July 28, 1862; he was made captain 1 Kith United States Colored Troops,January 27. 1S65, brevet-major United States Volunteers, March 13, 1865, for gallant conduct and meritorious services, and was mustered out ofservice with his regiment, at Louisville. February 7, 1867. Captain Evans received the medal of honor from Congress for distin-guished bravery at Hatchers Run, Va., April 2, 1865. He participated in eleven engagements. General Birney says of this officer: ■• In the early days of April. 1865, when General Grant was moving on Petersburg, mydivision (the Second of the 25th Corps) held a portion of the Union line near Hatchers Going to Interview the Deserters. The main body was sheltered by a low ridge from the enemys fire, but the rifle pits in whichthe pickets were posted and the open space between the pits and the ridge, was swept bythe Confederate cannon and musketry. Confederate deserters were numerous, most of themreaching the rifle pits late at night or about daybreak, where, for their safety, they weredetained until nightfall. An afternoon assault on the Confederate works being intended, itwas very important to learn what changes had been made in them. I was directed fromheadquarters to have the newly arrived deserters interviewed. Being unwilling to order anymember on my staff on so dangerous a duty. I called for a volunteer. Captain Evans wasthe only one who responded. Dismounting he passed rapidly over the ridge in front of thedivision, being
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