[ Medal of Honor Citation ] Private Michael Madden Organization:    Company K, 42d New York Infantry Entered Service:   New York, N.Y. Birth:   28 September 1841, Ireland. Date Medal Issued:   22 March 1898. Date of Action:   3 September 1861. Place of Action:   Masons Island, Md. 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.

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