Medal of Honor Action Place: Mobile Bay, Alabama, USA
Citation
On board the flagship U.S.S. Hartford, during successful attacks against Fort Morgan, rebel gunboats, and the rebel ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. With his ship under a 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
Medal of Honor Recipient Richard D. Dunphy
Additional Details
Accredited to: New York, New York
Awarded Posthumously: No
Born: December 12, 1841, Ireland
Died: November 23, 1904, San Francisco, CA, United States
Buried: St. Vincent's Cemetery (PMH) (I-1054), Vallejo, CA, United States