U.S. Army
Madden, MichaelConflictCivil War
Year of Action1861
Unit/CommandCompany K, 42nd New York Infantry
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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