James Ezekiel Hayden, 21 year old Farmer, born in Perry County, Missouri, resident of Perryville, Perry County, 3rd Corporal, Company I, 6th Missouri Infantry, enlisted December 25,1861 at New Madrid for the duration of the war, promoted to 4th Sergeant, n.d., engaged in Naval action at Fort Pillow, Iuka, Corinth, Port Gibson, Baker's Creek, siege of Vicksburg, was killed at Vicksburg July 1, 1863

At different times in July, 1862, this company served as a part of Hedgpeth's Battalion Missouri Infantry, and Forney's Regiment Confederate Infantry, which were temporary organizations; prior to that
time it served as Captain Parsons' Company, Missouri Light Artillery. About August 23, 1862, it was reorganized as Company I, 6th Regiment Missouri Infantry

M322: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Missouri

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O.R.-- SERIES I--VOLUME XXIV/2 [S# 37] , p 416, see also page 377
MAY 19-JULY 4, 1863.--The Siege of Vicksburg, Miss.

No. 92.--Report of Col. Francis M. Cockrell, Second Missouri Infantry, commanding First Brigade.

. . . On the evening of July 1, the enemy exploded a mine, charged with at least 2,000 pounds of powder, the crater making a fearful breach through a portion of the redan, burying Lieutenant [John T.] Crenshaw and killing Lieutenant [John] Roseberry and several privates of the Sixth Missouri Infantry, some of whom were blown high up into the air and buried in the wreck. Eight negroes and the overseer in charge, working a counter-mine, were also killed. A large number of the Sixth Missouri Infantry were blown up and thrown over the brow of the hill, and quite a number severely wounded. Simultaneously with the explosion, the enemy opened a terrific fire at short range from two 8-inch columbiads, two 30-pounder Parrott guns, and one 12.pounder howitzer, and a mortar throwing 12-pounder shell (afterward ascertained to be a wooden mortar), concentrating their whole fire on this one point. This mortar did us great damage, having exact range of our position and throwing shells heavily charged with powder. The force of this terrific explosion threw the officers and men of the Sixth Missouri Infantry and a portion of the Third Louisiana Infantry back from the works over the brow of the hill, knocking off their hats and their guns out of their hands, bruising and wounding quite a number; but notwithstanding this, these gallant soldiers rallied, seized the nearest gun, and rushed back to the works. The veterans of the Third Louisiana Infantry raised a cheer, which was quickly taken up by our troops. Immediately after the explosion, I ordered up the Second Missouri Infantry, under Lieutenant-Colonel Senteny, to this point, and about 6 p.m. relieved the Sixth Missouri Infantry with the Second Missouri. The fire from the enemy's batteries was kept up till after dark, and from the mortar during the entire night.

This day the Sixth Missouri Infantry lost 8 killed and 48 wounded, and the Second Missouri Infantry lost 3 killed and 35 wounded; many severely who afterward died. . . . .

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He was probably one of the 8 men of the 6th Missouri who were killed following the explosion of the black powder under the northeast face of the 3rd Louisiana Redan on the siege line at the Jackson Road.

See: The Vicksburg Campaign, Vol. III, Unvexed to the Sea, Edwin Cole Bearss, Morningside, 1986, page 929

Also: Ninety-Eight Days, A Geographer's View of the Vicksburg Campaign, Warren E. Grabau, U. of Tenn. Press, 2000, p.437

I would suspect that he is buried as an unknown in the Cedar Hill Cemetery, Soldier's Rest Section,Vicksburg City Cemetery. However, the Vicksburg National Military Park site list him buried therein.

See: http://www.nps.gov/vick/historyculture/confederate-interments-h.htm

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1860 United States Federal Census about James Hayden

Name: James Hayden
Age in 1860: 20
Birth Year: abt 1840
Birthplace: Missouri
Home in 1860: Cinque Hommes, Perry, Missouri
Gender: Male
Post Office: Perryville
Household Members:
Name Age
Charity Hayden 45 Female, Farmer
George Hayden 23 Carpenter
James Hayden 20 Farm Laborer
Clement Hayden 15
James Hayden 12
Margret Hayden 9
James Panes 28 Farm Laborer
Mary L Panes 27
Mary M Panes 2
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