Michael Madden (Medal of Honor)

Michael Madden
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Born:	September 28, 1841(1841-09-28)
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Died:	August 7, 1920 (aged 78)
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Rank:	Private
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Unit:	Company K, 42d New York Infantry
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Michael Madden (September 28, 1841-August 7, 1920) was a Private in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his role with the 42nd New York Infantry of the Union Army in the American Civil War.

Madden is buried in Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. His grave can be located in Section O, Lot 165.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Private, Company K, 42d New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Masons Island, Md., September 3, 1861.
Entered service at: New York, N.Y.
Born: September 28, 1841, Ireland.
Date of issue: March 22, 1898.

Citation:

Assisted a wounded comrade to the riverbank and, under heavy fire of the enemy, swam with him across a branch of the Potomac to the Union lines.

See also

• List of Medal of Honor recipients
• List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: M-Z

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.

This article includes text in the public domain from the United States Government.

• Michael Madden (Medal of Honor) at Find a Grave. Retrieved on 2007-12-30
• "Madden, Michael (Medal of Honor citation)". Medal of Honor Recipients: Civil War (M-Z). United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwarmz.html. Retrieved 2007-12-30.