Thomas C. Murphy-Green Valley, IL
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 24.096 W 089° 38.544
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Vicksburg, MS on May 22, 1863. He is buried in Green Valley Cemetery, Green Valley, IL.
Waymark Code: WMZWMX
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 01/14/2019
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He was born in 1844 in Cleveland, OH and died on December 31, 1920 in Biloxi, MS. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: MURPHY, THOMAS C.
• Rank and organization: Corporal, Company I, 31st Illinois Infantry
• Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863
• Entered service at: Pekin, Ill.
• Date of issue: 14 August 1893
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.
Armed Service: Army
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