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Civil War

Robinson B. Murphy

Musician · U.S. Army

Company A, 127th Illinois Infantry

28 July 1864 · Atlanta, Georgia

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Illinois
Action
Atlanta, Georgia

The citation

Official citation

Being orderly to the brigade commander, he voluntarily led two regiments as reinforcements into line of battle, where he had his horse shot under him.

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