Patrick Murphy-Erie, PA
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Don.Morfe
N 42° 06.132 W 080° 09.090
17T E 570158 N 4661471
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the USS Metacomet against the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, AL on August 5, 1864. He is buried in Trinity Cemetery, Erie, PA in Section R, Lot 16.
Waymark Code: WMZWMH
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 01/14/2019
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He was born on January 15, 1823 in Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland and died on December 1, 1896 in Erie, PA. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: MURPHY, PATRICK
• Rank and organization: Boatswain's Mate, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: New York
Citation: Served as boatswain's mate on board the U.S.S. Metacomet, during action against rebel forts and gunboats and with the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Despite damage to his ship and the loss of several men on board as enemy fire raked her decks, Murphy performed his duties with skill and courage throughout a furious 2-hour battle which resulted in the surrender of the rebel ram Tennessee and in the damaging and destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan.
Armed Service: Navy
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