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U.S. Army

Thomas C. Murphy

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1863

Unit/CommandCompany I, 31st Illinois Infantry

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.

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