Corporal Edward F. Murphy was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 29, 1879 at Milk River, Colorado during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company D, 5th U.S. Cavalry. Murphy was 29 years old.
8 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 23, 1880.
Murphy was born on July 16, 1850 in Wayne County, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Murphy died on April 20, 1908, at the age of 57. He is buried at Old Cathedral Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Murphy is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Gallantry in action.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Timeline
- July 16, 1850Born in Wayne County, Pennsylvania
- September 29, 1879Act of valor — Milk River, ColoradoAge 29. Company D, 5th U.S. Cavalry
- April 23, 1880Medal of Honor presented
- April 20, 1908DiedAge 57.
- Resting placeOld Cathedral CemeteryPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
