Quartermaster Joseph B. Hayden was a sailor in the U.S. Navy who received the Medal of Honor for his actions between January 13 and 15, 1865 at Fort Fisher, North Carolina during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with U.S.S. Ticonderoga. Hayden was about 31 years old.
16 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day.
Hayden was born in 1834 in St. Mary's City, St. Mary's County, Maryland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Maryland.
Hayden is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 85 credited to Maryland.
Official Medal of Honor citation
On board the U.S.S. Ticonderoga, as quartermaster in charge of steering the ship into action, during attacks on Fort Fisher, 13 to 15 January 1865. Hayden steered the ship into position in the line of battle where she maintained a well-directed fire upon the batteries to the left of the palisades during the initial phases of the engagement. Although several of the enemy's shots fell over and around the vessel, the Ticonderoga fought her guns gallantly throughout three consecutive days of battle until the flag was planted on one of the strongest fortifications possessed by the rebels.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
- Born: St. Mary's City — map
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Timeline
- 1834Born in St. Mary's City, St. Mary's County, Maryland
- January 13 - 15, 1865Act of valor — Fort Fisher, North CarolinaAge about 31. U.S.S. Ticonderoga
Biography
Joseph B. Hayden (c. 1834 – unknown) was a sailor in the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher on January 15, 1865.
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