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Biographical Info
W.W. Murphy was appointed conductor of the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad in March 1861.
“The appointment is an excellent one, and Mr. M. is rapidly growing into favor with the traveling public,” The Clarksville Jeffersonian newspaper in Clarksville, Tennessee, reported on March 27, 1861. “He has worked his way up from the position of brakeman to that of conductor, by strict attention to business, promptness and uniform urbanity, and we are gratified that his good conduct has been appreciated by the Company.”