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Medal of Honor Recipient

Richard D. Dunphy

U.S. Navy · Civil War

MOH-RC-002840Source-based record

The award

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Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

1864-08-05

Mobile Bay, Alabama, USA

Rank at action
Coal Heaver
Service
U.S. Navy
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
U.S.S. Hartford

The Citation

Sources ↓
On board the flagship U.S.S. Hartford during successful attacks against Fort Morgan, rebel gunboats and the rebel ram Tennessee, Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. With his ship under terrific enemy shellfire, Dunphy performed his duties with skill and courage throughout this fierce engagement which resulted in the capture of the rebel ram Tennessee.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Richard D. Dunphy — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-002854
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Accredited to
New York
Archive transcription SHA-256
a02b1090541491371e1d3f3583184d1e7b397609d8d72b260deb2f853f4d4337

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

Current official reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; exact legacy citation text and checksum are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.

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