Obituary that appeared in the August 14, 1876 Mobile (Ala) Register.
Peter Murphey died in the water, drowning after an attack of apoplexy. He was buried near Paul Ravesic's place. The funeral was done to the rites of Spiritualism, which Murphey believed in. Apoplexy is bleeding from internal organs which often causes sudden loss of consciousness. Mr. Murphey was evidently in the water when he had the apoplexy and ended up drowning.
Murphew was born in North Carolina in 82 and died at age 64 years and 2 months.
He was married twice, his first wife from North Carolina and the second from Philadelphia.
At the outbreak of the war, he was commanding the Receiving Ship USS Pennsylvania at Norfolk Navy Yard and was stationed there until it was evacuated.
Once in Confederate service, he was ordered to report to Commodore Lynch at Roanoke Sound, North Carolina and then ordered by Admiral Buchanan to Mobile.
More to Come. --Old B-R'er
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