Individual Details

Joel was wounded at the battle at St. Petersburg during the Civil War and died from his wounds.

Obituaries@rootsweb.com
Haden, Joel Watkins (1856) -Joel Watkins Haden, Class of 1856: Genealogy: Born- May 14, 1836. Father- Richard G. Haden; Mother- Eloise Clark Watkins. Pat. Grandfather- Benjamin Haden; Pat. Grandmother- unknown. Mat. Grandparents- unknown. Never married, no children. Military Record- Civil War; 1st Lt., 7th Va. Cavalry, Adjutant. Career: Lawyer. Died- Nov. 19, 1864, in Richmond, Va.


Found at Google Books, Bulletin of Hampden-Sidney College. General Catalogue of Officers and Students; 1776-1906, p.92
Class of 1855
1851-53 - Haden, Joel Watkins, B.L.; lawyer, CSA; killed in battle at Petersburg, VA.

and University of Virginia, It's History, Influence, Equipment and Characteristics with .......and Alumni
Vol. ii, Lewis Publishing, NY, 1904
Joel W. Haden listed as having attended from 1855-1858. Born 1836, Botetourt Co. CSA. Died 19 Nov 1864, Petersburg.

About.com
Key Individuals Involved in the Battle of Petersburg:
Union: Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant and Major General George G. Meade
Confederate: General Robert E. Lee and General P.G.T. Beauregard
Outcome:
Confederate Victory. 11,386 total casualties of which 8,150 were Union soldiers.

Wikipedia
The Richmond–Petersburg Campaign was a series of battles around Petersburg, Virginia, fought from June 9, 1864, to March 25, 1865, during the American Civil War. Although it is more popularly known as the Siege of Petersburg, it was not a classic military siege, in which a city is usually surrounded and all supply lines are cut off, nor was it strictly limited to actions against Petersburg. The campaign was nine months of trench warfare in which Union forces commanded by Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant assaulted Petersburg unsuccessfully and then constructed trench lines that eventually extended over 30 miles (48 km) from the eastern outskirts of Richmond, Virginia, to around the eastern and southern outskirts of Petersburg. Petersburg was crucial to the supply of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's army and the Confederate capital of Richmond. Numerous raids were conducted and battles fought in attempts to cut off the railroad supply lines through Petersburg to Richmond, and many of these caused the lengthening of the trench lines, overloading dwindling Confederate resources.
Lee finally yielded to the overwhelming pressure—the point at which supply lines were finally cut and a true siege would have begun—and abandoned both cities in April 1865, leading to his retreat and surrender in the Appomattox Campaign. The Siege of Petersburg foreshadowed the trench warfare that would be common in World War I, earning it a prominent position in military history. It also featured the largest concentration of African American troops employed in the war, who suffered heavy casualties at such engagements as the Battle of the Crater and Chaffin's Farm.

Birth	1836	Botetourt County, Virginia
Death	19 Nov 1864

Father	Richard Gallatin Haden (1798 - 1869)
Mother	Eloise C. Watkins (1810 - 1879)
Sibling	Mary Jo Haden (1830 - 1878)
Sibling	Martha Jane Haden (1831 - 1910)
Sibling	Josephine Arlette Haden (1834 - 1858)
Sibling	Anselm Henry Haden (1838 - 1861)
Sibling	Richard G. Haden (1845 - 1908)
Sibling	Florence Eloise Haden (1848 - )
Sibling	William Watkins Haden (1854 - 1917)
Sibling	Benjamin Haden (1855 - 1921)