b. 02/02/1858 County Cork, Ireland. d. 12/05/1932 Detroit, Michigan.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 17/03/1876 Powder River, Montana.
Jeremiah J Murphy MOH
Murphy enlisted into the U.S. Army in Boston, Massachusetts on February 13, 1875, just eleven days after his eighteenth birthday, which was the minimal age for enlistment. Murphy was assigned to Company F, of the 3rd United States Cavalry Regiment. He was 19 years of age in March 1876, when he fought at the Battle of Powder River, Montana Territory on March 17, 1876. There, he attempted to rescue a badly wounded fellow 3rd Cavalry soldier, Private Lorenzo E. Ayers of Company M. Three months after the Powder River battle, on June 17, 1876, he fought in the Battle of the Rosebud, Montana Territory. On October 16, 1877, Murphy was awarded the Medal of Honor at Camp Sheridan, Nebraska, for his actions at Powder River.
MOH CITATION:
Being the only member of his picket not disabled, he attempted to save a wounded comrade.
BURIAL LOCATION: MOUNT OLIVET CEMETERY, WASHINGTON DC.
SECTION 15, LOT 63 E1/2
LOCATION OF MEDAL: BELIEVED TO BE FAMILY.
