oux ▁and ▁Che y enne ▁war riors . ▁Between ▁July ▁ 9 – 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁they ▁tra ve led ▁back ▁and ▁forth ▁from ▁Cro ok ▁and ▁Terry ' s ▁cam ps . ▁H iding ▁during ▁the ▁day ▁and ▁travel ing ▁at ▁night , ▁they ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁safely ▁avoid ▁Si oux ▁war ▁parties . ▁For ▁their ▁actions , ▁all ▁three ▁men ▁received ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor . ▁Evans ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁military , ▁re en list ing ▁at ▁Camp ▁Baker ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁and ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁corpor al ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁He ▁spent ▁the ▁last ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁far ming ▁in ▁Gree ley , ▁Colorado . ▁He ▁died ▁there ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁L inn ▁Gro ve ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁c itation ▁Rank ▁and ▁organization : ▁Private , ▁Company ▁E , ▁ 7 th ▁U . S . ▁Infantry . ▁Place ▁and ▁date : ▁At ▁Big ▁Horn , ▁Mont ., ▁July ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁Enter ed ▁service ▁at : ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Mo . ▁B irth : ▁Ireland . ▁Date ▁of ▁issue : ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁ ▁C itation : ▁ ▁Car ried ▁dispatch es ▁to ▁Brig . ▁Gen . ▁Cro ok ▁through ▁a ▁country ▁occupied