Joseph Hayes (general)

Joseph Hayes
Joseph Hayes
	Photographic portrait (c. 1864–65)
Born	September 14, 1835; South Berwick, Maine
Died	August 19, 1912 (aged 76); New York City, New York
Buried	South Berwick
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Union Army
Rank	Brigadier general; Bvt. Major general
Wars	Utah War; American Civil War Peninsula Campaign; Battle of Fredericksburg; Battle of Chancellorsville; Battle of Gettysburg; Overland Campaign Battle of the Wilderness (WIA); ; Siege of Petersburg; Battle of Globe Tavern (POW); Appomattox Campaign; ;

Joseph Hayes (September 14, 1835 – August 19, 1912) was a Union Army general during the American Civil War. The Harvard-educated civil engineer served as regiment and brigade commander in the V Corps. As part of the Army of the Potomac he fought in many battles of the Eastern Theater of the war.