Frederick Hayes (1842-1911) was an American military

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, Union Army

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, and early manager of

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who served in the

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and was awarded a

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. Frederick Hayes, Jr. was born in

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in 1842 to Sarah Hurd and Frederick Hayes, Sr. (1806-1889), a large farmer and lumber dealer, who was active in the

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and Whig/Republican parties. Hayes grew up working on the family farm in Berwick and attended the Maine State Seminary (later renamed

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) in

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. During the Civil War, Hayes served as a sergeant in 5th Maine Volunteer Infantry before being promoted to

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in the 27th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment. While serving he was part of the "Maine State Seminary Camp Club" where former Bates students participated in academic exercises such as "declamations and other exercises." In 1863 he was extended the nation's highest honor, the

for volunteering to extend his service after his enlistment term expired and to defend Washington at President Lincoln's request when

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invaded the North culminating in the

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. Hayes then enlisted in the

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was honorably discharged in September 1864 for disability. After the War, Hayes worked in management during the early years of

Chemical Works in New York until retiring in 1909. He was active in the G.A.R. and

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. Hayes died in

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in 1911 and was buried in

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. He was survived by his wife, Elizabeth Pearkes whom he had married in 1887. In February 1917, the Medal of Honor review board removed 911 names from the honor roll, including all the medals awarded to the 27th Maine. Several of Hayes' older brothers were also Civil War veterans, including Dr. John Alfred Hayes, a prominent Union surgeon, and Benjamin Franklin Hayes, a notable attorney and legislator from Medford, Massachusetts.''Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire,'' (1908) pg. 1424

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