Michael Madden-Harrisburg, PA
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 15.474 W 076° 51.930
18T E 341357 N 4458051
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Masons Island, MD on September 3, 1861. He is buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Harrisburg, PA in Section O, Lot 165
Waymark Code: WMZJG6
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/19/2018
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He was born on September 28, 1841 in County Limerick, Ireland and died on August 7, 1920 in Harrisburg, PA. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: MADDEN, MICHAEL
• Rank and organization: Private, Company K, 42d New York Infantry
• Place and date: At Masons Island, Md., 3 September 1861
• Entered service at: New York, N.Y.
• Date of issue: 22 March 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.
Armed Service: Army
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