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Civil War
Joseph B. Hayden
Quartermaster · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
15 January 1865 · USS Ticonderoga
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Maryland
- Action
- USS Ticonderoga
The citation
Official 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 3 consecutive days of battle until the flag was planted on one of the strongest fortifications possessed by the rebels.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
