Thomas Murphy

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

Voluntarily crossed the line of heavy fire of Union and Confederate forces, carrying a message to stop the firing of one Union regiment on another.

Rank: Corporal
Conflicts: Civil War
Organization: U.S. Army

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