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Corporal · U.S. Army

Thomas Murphy

Corporal Thomas Murphy, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on September 30, 1864 at Chapin's Farm, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War September 30, 1864Born in Ireland

Corporal Thomas Murphy, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on September 30, 1864 at Chapin's Farm, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company K, 158th New York Infantry.

4 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on October 15, 1864.

Murphy was born in Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. He is buried at New York.

Murphy is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.

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Official Medal of Honor citation

Capture of flag.

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

Timeline

  1. Date unknown
    Born in Ireland
  2. September 30, 1864
    Act of valor — Chapin's Farm, Virginia
    Company K, 158th New York Infantry
  3. October 15, 1864
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. Resting place
    New York

Also honored for actions on September 30, 1864

Osgood Towns Hadley Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 WH William Stone Hubbell Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 MJ Miles James Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 FJ Franklin Johndro Private · Army Civil War · 1864

Same unit

JH James Howard Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865

More Civil War recipients from New York

JT James Granville Thompson Private · Army Civil War · 1865 WJ William Jones First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 ✦ RG Richard Gasson Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 ✦ PC Peter Cotton Ordinary Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1862 Andrew Jackson Lorish Commissary Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 AH Asel Hagerty Private · Army Civil War · 1865
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.