Class Year
2016
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
10-16-2013
Department 1
Civil War Institute
Abstract
Like many immigrants during the mid-nineteenth century, Irishman Richard D. Dunphy served his new country in the Civil War, albeit not entirely willingly. The wounds he sustained during the war were grave, including the loss of both arms. He received some reward for his sacrifice from his country: a monthly pension, a Medal of Honor, and a notability lacked by other faceless coal heavers. As with other great conflicts, the war played a pivotal role in the lives of its participants, especially in the case of Richard Dunphy. [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Lavery, Kevin P., "Richard D. Dunphy and The Prices and Prizes of War" (2013). The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History. 10.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/compiler/10
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