Columbus Penn Evans

Columbus P. Evans, a citizen of Delaware, was born in Pennsylvania on September 6th 1824 and died at West Chester on February 19, 1854. He was editor of the Delaware Republican from 1843 to 1854 and mayor of the City of Wilmington in 1851. His adopted state honorably recognized his gallant and meritorious conduct in the War with Mexico on February 20, 1849. He served as a brevet captain in the 11th Regt. U.S. Infantry from 1847 to 1848 and was distinguished for gallantry at Puente Nacional, Contreras, Cherubusco, Molino Del Rey, Chapultepec, San Cosme, and the City of Mexico. In 1856, affectionate brothers and sisters erected a memorial to his departed worth.

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