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Medal of Honor Recipient

Dennis J. F. Murphy

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001553Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1862

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Medal of Honor

October 3, 1862

Corinth, Mississippi, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company F, 14th Wisconsin Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Although wounded three times, carried the colors throughout the conflict.

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. Dennis J. F. Murphy — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001561
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Archive transcription SHA-256
b08a79fb462fbcbf92ed583d94c1f5750872c129257584471ce4b6ed6a3a668c

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

The current reference profile resolved through inherited candidate rank 3; unsuccessful higher-ranked candidates remain preserved. The exact Society heading “Dennis J. f Murphy” and the documented Denis J.F. alias remain preserved beside controlled canonical capitalization.