Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Thomas
Murphy
1836

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Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    8th U.S. Cavalry

    Action Date:

    August 25, 1869
    Date of Issue: October 5, 1878

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal Thomas Murphy, United States Army, for gallantry in action on 25 August 1869, while serving with Company F, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Seneca Mountain, Arizona Territory.