Rank: First Lieutenant and Quartermaster
Organization: 38th New York Infantry
Entered Service: ?
Birth: England
Date Medal Issued: 5 April 1898
Date of Action: 21 July 1861
Place of Action: Bull Run, VA
Citation: Took a rifle and voluntarily fought with his regiment in the ranks; when the regiment was forced back, voluntarily remained on the field caring for the wounded, and was there taken prisoner.
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Harry Smeltzer
Bull Runnings 
Hello Harry,
It’s nice to see this splendid hero honored here on your site (I’m a bit late to the scene, though)! Lt. Murphy wrote an account of his exploits in “Reminisces of the War of the Rebellion, and of the Mexican War”, a fine book I came across while researching Gen. Buford’s “twin aides”, Joseph O’Keeffe and Myles Keogh. Murphy devoted a paragraph to five officers he knew who had served in the Papal War; he called O’Keeffe “a thorough gentleman in every respect.”
Looking forward to meeting you and some other fine folks during the upcoming Bull Runnings tour!
Best regards,
Jessica Weatherbee
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