Lt. Murphey's sword was surrendered to Captain James E. Jouett when the CSS Selma surrendered to the USS Metacomet.
Years later, Murphey's daughter, Katie Piercy Murphey, wrote Jouett requesting the return of her father;s sword. She eventually donated it to the Cannonball House in Georgia. It was since lost from there. That story can be found in my Saw the Elephant Civil War Blog. Use the Cannonball House label.
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