Background
Jeremiah J. Murphy was born on February 2, 1858, in County Cork, Ireland.
Jeremiah J. Murphy was born on February 2, 1858, in County Cork, Ireland.
His award came for gallantry during the American Indian Wars. Before he was 18, he immigrated to the United States. He enlisted into the United States army in Boston, Massachusetts, on February 13, 1875, just eleven days after his eighteenth birthday, which was the minimal age for enlistment.
Murphy was assigned to Company F, of the 3rd United States Cavalry Regiment.
He was 19 years of age in March 1876, when he fought at the Battle of Powder River, Montana on March 17, 1876. There, he attempted to rescue a badly wounded 3rd United States Cavalry Soldier.
Two months after the Powder River Battle on June 17, 1876 he fought in the Battle of the Rosebud, Montana Territory.
"Being the only member of his picket not disabled, he attempted to save a wounded comrade".
