Medal of Honor
September 30, 1864
Chapin’s Farm, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Corporal
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company K, 158th New York Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Citation: Capture of flag.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Thomas Murphy — 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-003272
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-01
- Entered service at
- New York, N.Y.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 875f3068039f6d1dcc42a05531657dee5cc79a99f2163150cbf3b2ce32b046b3
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
Controlled same-name resolution through Civil War infantry service and Chapin’s Farm action.