Peleg was married to Cornelia Catlin Smith. They had four children together:
Helen M Evans (b: 1849 in New York)
William Evans (b: 1851 in New York)
George Evans (b: 1853)
Lyman Evans (b: 1855)
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From Civil War military records:
Evans, Peleg H. Age 35.
Residence Magnolia,Iowa nativity New York.
Enlisted Aug. 18, 1862 into Co C 29th Iowa Infantry.
Mustered Nov. 9, 1862 Camp Dodge, Council Bluffs,Iowa.
Wounded severely July 4, 1863, Battle of Helena, Ark.
Union defenses outnumbered 3 to 1 were attacked by a force of approx. 10,000 Confederates however at the end of the day the union still held the ground.
Peleg died of wounds July 13,1863, Memphis, Tenn.
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No burial site listed. Assume Memphis Nat. Cemetery possibly as unknown since many headboards no longer legible or vandalized by time permanent markers placed.
Helen M Evans (b: 1849 in New York)
William Evans (b: 1851 in New York)
George Evans (b: 1853)
Lyman Evans (b: 1855)
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From Civil War military records:
Evans, Peleg H. Age 35.
Residence Magnolia,Iowa nativity New York.
Enlisted Aug. 18, 1862 into Co C 29th Iowa Infantry.
Mustered Nov. 9, 1862 Camp Dodge, Council Bluffs,Iowa.
Wounded severely July 4, 1863, Battle of Helena, Ark.
Union defenses outnumbered 3 to 1 were attacked by a force of approx. 10,000 Confederates however at the end of the day the union still held the ground.
Peleg died of wounds July 13,1863, Memphis, Tenn.
----------------
No burial site listed. Assume Memphis Nat. Cemetery possibly as unknown since many headboards no longer legible or vandalized by time permanent markers placed.
Peleg was married to Cornelia Catlin Smith. They had four children together:
Helen M Evans (b: 1849 in New York)
William Evans (b: 1851 in New York)
George Evans (b: 1853)
Lyman Evans (b: 1855)
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From Civil War military records:
Evans, Peleg H. Age 35.
Residence Magnolia,Iowa nativity New York.
Enlisted Aug. 18, 1862 into Co C 29th Iowa Infantry.
Mustered Nov. 9, 1862 Camp Dodge, Council Bluffs,Iowa.
Wounded severely July 4, 1863, Battle of Helena, Ark.
Union defenses outnumbered 3 to 1 were attacked by a force of approx. 10,000 Confederates however at the end of the day the union still held the ground.
Peleg died of wounds July 13,1863, Memphis, Tenn.
----------------
No burial site listed. Assume Memphis Nat. Cemetery possibly as unknown since many headboards no longer legible or vandalized by time permanent markers placed.
Helen M Evans (b: 1849 in New York)
William Evans (b: 1851 in New York)
George Evans (b: 1853)
Lyman Evans (b: 1855)
-----------------
From Civil War military records:
Evans, Peleg H. Age 35.
Residence Magnolia,Iowa nativity New York.
Enlisted Aug. 18, 1862 into Co C 29th Iowa Infantry.
Mustered Nov. 9, 1862 Camp Dodge, Council Bluffs,Iowa.
Wounded severely July 4, 1863, Battle of Helena, Ark.
Union defenses outnumbered 3 to 1 were attacked by a force of approx. 10,000 Confederates however at the end of the day the union still held the ground.
Peleg died of wounds July 13,1863, Memphis, Tenn.
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No burial site listed. Assume Memphis Nat. Cemetery possibly as unknown since many headboards no longer legible or vandalized by time permanent markers placed.
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