Medal of Honor
September 17, 1862
Antietam, Maryland, USA
- Rank at action
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company K, 5th Ohio Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Capture of flag of 13th Alabama Infantry (C.S.A.).
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- John P. 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-001562
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-29
- Later or highest recorded rank
- First Sergeant
- Entered service at
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 7cabaf30b59c421b84a32c08c312aff7e375bd51c0098bca27461f1c13ecdaed
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
Current reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; legacy full citation text and source-row provenance are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.