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Civil War
Charles J. Murphy
First Lieutenant and Quartermaster · U.S. Army
38th New York Infantry
21 July 1861 · Bull Run, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Action
- Bull Run, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Took a rifle and voluntarily fought with his regiment in the ranks; when the regiment was forced back, voluntarily remained on the field caring for the wounded, and was there taken prisoner.
