Thomas Murphy-Santa Fe, NM
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Don.Morfe
N 35° 41.730 W 105° 56.946
13S E 414130 N 3950590
Indian Campaigns Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Seneca Mountain AZ on August 25, 1869. He is buried in Santa Fe National Cemetery in Section A1, Site 740.
Waymark Code: WMYCTA
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 05/30/2018
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He was born in 1836 in County Kerry, Ireland and died on June 27, 1881 in Fort Grant, AZ. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: MURPHY, THOMAS
• Rank and organization: Corporal, Company F, 8th U.S. Cavalry
• Place and date: At Seneca Mountain, Ariz., 25 August 1869
• Date of issue: 3 March 1870
Citation: Gallantry in action.
Armed Service: Army
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