Civil War
Richard D. Dunphy
Coal Heaver · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
5 August 1864 · USS Hartford
Public domain. S. Masury, photographic artist, 289 Washington St., Boston. Source file
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- USS Hartford
The citation
Official citation
On board the flagship U.S.S. Hartford during successful attacks against Fort Morgan, rebel gunboats and the rebel ram Tennessee, Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. With his ship under 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.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
