Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Navy
Patrick Murphy
Details
- Rank: Boatswain's Mate (Highest Rank: Chief Boatswain's Mate)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
U.S.S. Metacomet - Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
- Medal of Honor Action Date: August 5, 1864
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Mobile Bay, Alabama, USA
Citation
Served as boatswain's mate on board the U.S.S. Metacomet during action against rebel forts and gunboats and with the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Despite damage to his ship and the loss of several men on board as enemy fire raked her decks, Murphy performed his duties with skill and courage throughout a furious two-hour battle, which resulted in the surrender of the rebel ram Tennessee and in the damaging and destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: New York, New York
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Born: 1823, Ireland
- Died: December 1, 1895, Erie, PA, United States
- Buried: Trinity Cemetery, Erie, PA, United States
- Location of Medal: