On April 17, 1865 Evans was one of the officers in the honor guard of President Abraham Lincoln's funeral cortège.
 He remained on active duty after the war, serving in Brownsville, Texas as a member General Philip H. Sheridan's occupation force.
 In September 1866 he was transferred to New Orleans.
 In February 1867 he was discharged in Louisville, Kentucky.
On April 17, 1865 Evans was one of the officers in the honor guard of President Abraham Lincoln's funeral cortège.  He remained on active duty after the war, serving in Brownsville, Texas as a member General Philip H. Sheridan's occupation force.  In September 1866 he was transferred to New Orleans.  In February 1867 he was discharged in Louisville, Kentucky.
Ira Hobart Evans