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Private · U.S. Army

Edward Murphy

Private Edward Murphy, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on October 20, 1869 in Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns October 20, 1869

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private Edward Murphy received the Medal of Honor for his actions on October 20, 1869 in Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry. Murphy was about 24 years old.

32 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. He later rose to the rank of Sergeant.

Murphy was born in 1845 in Wayne County, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to New York, New York. Murphy died on January 27, 1924 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of about 79. He is buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery in Los Angeles, Pennsylvania.

Murphy is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 678 credited to New York.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in action.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Timeline

  1. 1845
    Born in Wayne County, Pennsylvania
  2. October 20, 1869
    Act of valor — Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory
    Age about 24. Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry
  3. January 27, 1924
    Died in Los Angeles, California
    Age about 79.
  4. Resting place
    Los Angeles National Cemetery
    Los Angeles, Pennsylvania

Also honored for actions on October 20, 1869

JC John Carr Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 CD Charles H. Dickens Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 JD John L. Donahue Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 EE Edwin L. Elwood Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 JG John Georgian Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 MH Mosher A. Harding Blacksmith · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 FJ Frederick Jarvis Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 BK Bartholomew T. Keenan Trumpeter · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 CK Charles Kelley Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 NM Nicholas Meaher Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 FO Francis Oliver First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 EP Edward Pengally Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869

See all 33 recipients for October 20, 1869 →

More Indian Campaigns recipients from New York

JF James Fegan Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 CH Clamor Heise Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 PG Peter W. Gardiner Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875 Robert Temple Emmet Second Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1879 PM Patrick Martin Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873 CC Charles Cunningham Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.