U.S. Army
Murphy, Robinson BarrConflictCivil War
Year of Action1864
Unit/CommandCompany A, 127th Illinois Infantry
HometownOswego, Illinois
Citation
Being orderly to the brigade commander, he voluntarily led two regiments as reinforcements into line of battle, where he had his horse shot under him.
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