Dr. Thomas C. Murphy
Rank: Corporal
Organization: Company I, 31st Infantry

Mustered Out:  At Vicksburg, Miss., May 22, 1863
Entered Service at Pekin, IL
Born: Ireland
Date of Issue: Aug. 14, 1893

Citation:
Voluntarily crossed the line of heavy fire of Union and Confederate forces carrying a message to stop the firing of one Union regiment on another.