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Jan 29, 2024 · George Murphy was born on January 8, 1841, in Huntingdon, Tennessee, north of Memphis, to Joseph Robertson Murphy and Grace Leslie Murphy. A few weeks before Tennessee formally seceded from the Union, in June 1861, Murphy, then twenty years old, enlisted in the Confederate army. He was wounded in the Battle of Shiloh; shot in his right shoulder ...
George Washington Murphy (January 8, 1841 – October 11, 1920) was a colonel in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War and served as the 22nd attorney general of Arkansas. Biography. Murphy was born and grew up in Huntingdon, Tennessee. He enlisted in the Confederate army in May 1861.
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George Washington Murphy Sr. was born on 16 Jan 1846 in Bienville, Louisiana, United States, son of Roberson Murphy (1813 - >1860) and Mary Ann (Gray) Murphy(~1822 - ~1865). George married Virginia Devore Berry(1855 - 1906) on 12 May 1872 in Georgetown, Williamson Co., Texas. Their children were: 1. Benjamin Wesley Murphy(1870 - 1955) 2. Emmett Ber...
The 1850 census cited here has Robinson Murphy and Mary as his parents and a DOB of 1846. The 1870 census cited above has Jesse Murphy and Rachel as the parents and DOB of 1852.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJQ-772: 12 April 2016), George N Murphy in household of Robinson Murphy, Bienville parish...
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- January 16, 1846
- Virginia Devore (Berry) Murphy
- December 27, 1923
When Private George Washington Murphy was born on 16 January 1846, in Louisiana, United States, his father, Robinson Murphy, was 33 and his mother, Mary Ann Gray, was 25. He had at least 10 sons and 3 daughters with Virginia Devore Berry. He lived in Justice Precinct 4, San Saba, Texas, United States in 1880 and Justice Precinct 1, Hunt, Texas ...
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- Virginia Devore Berry
Jul 3, 2017 · George Washington’s greatest sniper was an Irish marksman ... Murphy was an "expert marksman," defined as being "able to hit a seven-inch target at 250 yards." In July 1777, this skill led to ...
Sep 27, 2016 · The Crossing, by Jim Murphy, retells the story of George Washington’s many achievements and crushing blunders as commander of the American army during the Revolutionary War. The Crossing starts with George Washington becoming the trepidatious commander of the American army after being unanimously voted into the position by Congress.
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96. ISBN. 9780439691864. OCLC. 317383450. The Crossing: How George Washington Saved the American Revolution is a 2010 Children's history book by Jim Murphy. It describes the first couple of years of the American Revolutionary War concentrating on George Washington and his pivotal role in the conflict.
