page_title: Cyrus Hayden
hierarchical_section_title: Cyrus Hayden
caption_attribution_description: English: Captured flag aboard the USS Colorado. On the far right is U.S. Marine Corporal Charles Brown of the USS Colorado. Standing next to him is U.S. Marine Private Hugh Purvis from the USS Alaska. Both were awarded the Medal of Honor. The sailor on the left is believed to be Cyrus Hayden (U.S. Navy) who also received the Medal of Honor for the same action.
context_page_description: Cyrus Freeman Hayden was a United States Navy sailor received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Korean Expedition on June 11, 1871. While serving as the color bearer for the USS Colorado's crew and Marines, Hayden planted the American Flag on the ramparts under heavy enemy fire.
  Hayden enlisted in the Navy from Boston, Massachusetts in 1869. While some list Hayden's death as occurring in 1912, there is no evidence "that the man buried in Maine was a veteran."
context_section_description: Cyrus Freeman Hayden (1839 – possibly 1912) was a United States Navy sailor received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Korean Expedition on June 11, 1871.  While serving as the color bearer for the USS Colorado's crew and Marines, Hayden planted the American Flag on the ramparts under heavy enemy fire.
  Hayden enlisted in the Navy from Boston, Massachusetts in 1869. While some list Hayden's death as occurring in 1912, there is no evidence "that the man buried in Maine was a veteran."
caption: aboard USS Colorado in 1871 with a sujagi: (right to left) Cpl Charles Brown, Pvt Hugh Purvis, possibly Cyrus Hayden. Photograph by Felice Beato
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