Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was born in Ireland and entered the Union Navy in New York, New York. His citation reads "Served as a boatswain's mate on board the USS Metacomet during action against rebel forts and gunboats and with the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Despite damage to his ship and the loss of several men on board as enemy fire raked her decks, Murphy performed his duties with skill and courage throughout a furious two-hour battle, which resulted in the surrender of the rebel ram Tennessee and in the damaging and destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan."
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was born in Ireland and entered the Union Navy in New York, New York. His citation reads "Served as a boatswain's mate on board the USS Metacomet during action against rebel forts and gunboats and with the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Despite damage to his ship and the loss of several men on board as enemy fire raked her decks, Murphy performed his duties with skill and courage throughout a furious two-hour battle, which resulted in the surrender of the rebel ram Tennessee and in the damaging and destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan."
Bio by: Don Morfe
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MEDAL OF HONOR
CBM USS METACOMET
CIVIL WAR
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