Indian Wars
Jeremiah Murphy
Private · U.S. Army
Company M, 3d U.S. Cavalry
17 March 1876 · Powder River, Montana
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Indian Wars
- Action
- Powder River, Montana
The citation
Official citation
Being the only member of his picket not disabled, he attempted to save a wounded comrade.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.