John Murphy (Saint Patrick's Battalion)
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John Murphy (Saint Patrick's Battalion)
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John Murphy, Irish soldier, fl. 1846-48. Murphy was a native of County Mayo, Ireland who later served with the Saint Patrick's Battalion. He had deserted the U.S. army 8th Infantry on 17 May 1846, and joined the Mexican army. Because the United States had not yet declared war on Mexico at the time of Murphy's desertion, he could not be hung for his actions. Murphy, along with several other members of the battalion received fifty lashes and were branded with the letter D for "deserter" on the che
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