James R. Evans -Pompton Plains, NJ
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James R. Evans (Sept 1843 - Dec 1918) is buried in Pompton Plains Reformed Church cemetery in Pompton Plains, N.J. He earned his medal as a private, but eventually reached the rank of Capt.
Waymark Code: WMAKMQ
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 01/25/2011
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Rank and organization: Private, Company H, 62d New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Wilderness, Va., 5 May 1864.
Entered service at: New York, N.Y.
Birth: New York, N.Y.
Date of issue: 25 February 1895.
Citation: 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.
Armed Service: Army
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