★ Hayes, Rutherford B.

◀ 18th President

20th President ▶​

Rutherford Birchard Hayes
19th President of the United States of America​

Born: October 4, 1822

Birthplace: Delaware, Ohio

Father: Rutherford Hayes 1787 – 1822

(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware, Ohio)​

Mother: Sophia Birchard 1792 – 1866

(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware, Ohio)​

Wife: Lucy Ware Webb 1831 – 1889

(Buried: Rutherford B. Hayes State Memorial, Fremont, Ohio)​

Married: December 30, 1852 in Cincinnati, Ohio

Children:

Sardis Birchard Austin Hayes 1853 – 1926​

(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio)​

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James Webb Cook Hayes 1856 – 1934​

(Buried: Rutherford B. Hayes State Memorial, Fremont, Ohio)​

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Rutherford Platt Hayes 1858 – 1927​

(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio)​

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Joseph Webb Hayes 1861 – 1863​

(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio)​

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George Crook Hayes 1864 – 1866​

(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio)​

Signature:

Education:

1842: Graduated from Kenyon College – (1st in class)​

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1845: Graduated from Harvard Law School​

Occupation before War:

1840: Supporter of William Henry Harrison for President​

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1845 – 1849: Attorney in Sandusky (Fremont), Ohio​

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1848: Campaigner for Zachary Taylor's Campaign​

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1849 – 1858: Attorney in Cincinnati, Ohio​

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1852: Supporter of Winfield Scott for President​

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1856: Supporter of John C. Fremont for President​

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1858 – 1861: Cincinnati, Ohio City Solicitor​

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1860: Supporter of Abraham Lincoln for President​

Civil War Career:

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1861: Major of 23rd Ohio Infantry Regiment​

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1861: Served in Western Virginia in Kanawha Division​

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1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 23rd Ohio Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Wounded in right arm at Battle of South Mountain​

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1862 – 1864: Colonel of 23rd Ohio Infantry Regiment​

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1863: Participated in Battle of Buffington Island​

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1863 – 1864: Encouraged his men to reenlist in Army​

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1864: Participated in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign​

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1864: Wounded in the Shoulder Second Battle of Kernstown​

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1864: Helped Stall a Confederate Attack at Battle of Berryville​

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1864: Helped break the Confederate lines Battle of Opequon Creek​

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1864: Participated in Battle of Fisher's Hill​

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1864: Sprained his ankle at Battle of Cedar Creek​

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1864 – 1865: Brigadier General Union Army Volunteers​

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1865: Brevetted to the rank of Major General​

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1865: Observed Grand Review of the Armies in Washington D.C.​

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1865: Mustered out of Service in Union Army in June​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1867: U.S. Congressman from Ohio​

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Supporter of Radical Republican Reconstruction​

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1865 – 1867: Congressional Chairman of Joint Library Committee​

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Helped pass a bill to expand and modernize the Library of Congress​

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1868 – 1872: Governor of Ohio​

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1868: Supporter of Ulysses S. Grant for President​

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1872: Ohio Delegate to Republican Party National Convention​

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1872: Campaigner for Ulysses S. Grant's reelection Campaign​

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1872: Unsuccessful Candidate for U.S. Congressman​

1872 – 1876: Attorney in Cincinnati, Ohio​

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Turned down President Grant's offer to be U.S. Treasurer​

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1876 – 1877: Governor of Ohio​

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1877 – 1881: 19th President of United States of America​

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Supporter of Republican Presidential Candidates​

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Opposed Women's Suffrage​

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Encouraged Temperance​

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Director of George Peabody Educational Fund​

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Director of John F. Slater Fund​

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Promoter of African American Education​

Trustee of Ohio State University​

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President of National Prison Association – Greater emphasis on Rehabilitation​

Died: January 17, 1893

Time of Death: 11:00 PM

Place of Death: Spiegel Grove Estate, Fremont, Ohio

Cause of Death: Heart Attack

Last Words: "I know that I am going where Lucy is"

Burial Place: Rutherford B. Hayes State Memorial, Fremont, Ohio

Q: How many Civil War generals became president?​

 

[JOHN42768]

Thanks

 

[Seduzal]

Thanks for sharing this interesting man of history past. From lawyer to soldier to President of the United States. Wow! Enjoyed reading it.

 

[Pollaco]

I've read where he was elected president by 1 electoral vote and that was "accidentally" put in the wrong column. And He was a one termer who chose not to seek re-election.

 

[Pollaco]

After Hayes "won" the election , a commission was set up to investigate the Hayes- Tilden election dispute. James A. Garfield was a member of this commission.

 

[James Brenner]

I've read where he was elected president by 1 electoral vote and that was "accidentally" put in the wrong column. And He was a one termer who chose not to seek re-election.

If I recall correctly, Hayes was appalled at the corruption in Grant's administration and was determined not to allow that to happen while he was in office. As a result, he stated early on that he would only run for one term. In a sense, that plan backfired. He was a lame duck as soon as he took the oath and had little impact on any reform efforts.

 

[donna]

Happy Birthday President Hayes.

 

[rebed19th]

Here's a CDV I have of Samuel J Tilden, the man Hayes defeated to become President.

 

[mofederal]

Six, Johnson, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur and Harrison. McKinley never reached above the rank of Major.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday (October 4th) President Brig. General Rutherford B. Hayes! Salutes remembering President/Brig. General Hayes on his birthday.

 

[Pollaco]

The 23rd Ohio that Hayes started the war with as major had as a private one William McKinley.

 

[Pollaco]

That wound at the Battle of Kernston on July 24th 1864 was a bullet to the shoulder. He also had his horse shot from under him.

 

[Grant's Tomb]

The first President to use a telephone in the White House. So sad that two of his children only lived to the ages of 2 and 3

 

[Pollaco]

Speaking of kids, notice how his fourth son was named after his friend George Crook. Hayes was a divisional commander in General Crook's Army of West Virginia.

 

[Luke Freet]

◀ 18th President

20th President ▶​

Rutherford Birchard Hayes
19th President of the United States of America​

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Born: October 4, 1822

Birthplace: Delaware, Ohio

Father: Rutherford Hayes 1787 – 1822

(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware, Ohio)​

Mother: Sophia Birchard 1792 – 1866

(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware, Ohio)​

Wife: Lucy Ware Webb 1831 – 1889

(Buried: Rutherford B. Hayes State Memorial, Fremont, Ohio)​

Married: December 30, 1852 in Cincinnati, Ohio

Children:

Sardis Birchard Austin Hayes 1853 – 1926​

(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio)​

​

James Webb Cook Hayes 1856 – 1934​

(Buried: Rutherford B. Hayes State Memorial, Fremont, Ohio)​

​

Rutherford Platt Hayes 1858 – 1927​

(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio)​

​

Joseph Webb Hayes 1861 – 1863​

(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio)​

​

George Crook Hayes 1864 – 1866​

(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio)​

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Signature: View attachment 330240

Education:

1842: Graduated from Kenyon College – (1st in class)​

​

1845: Graduated from Harvard Law School​

Occupation before War:

1840: Supporter of William Henry Harrison for President​

​

1845 – 1849: Attorney in Sandusky (Fremont), Ohio​

​

1848: Campaigner for Zachary Taylor's Campaign​

​

1849 – 1858: Attorney in Cincinnati, Ohio​

​

1852: Supporter of Winfield Scott for President​

​

1856: Supporter of John C. Fremont for President​

​

1858 – 1861: Cincinnati, Ohio City Solicitor​

​

1860: Supporter of Abraham Lincoln for President​

Civil War Career:
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1861: Major of 23rd Ohio Infantry Regiment​

​

1861: Served in Western Virginia in Kanawha Division​

​

1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 23rd Ohio Infantry Regiment​

​

1862: Wounded in right arm at Battle of South Mountain​

​

1862 – 1864: Colonel of 23rd Ohio Infantry Regiment​

​

1863: Participated in Battle of Buffington Island​

​

1863 – 1864: Encouraged his men to reenlist in Army​

​

1864: Participated in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign​

​

1864: Wounded in the Shoulder Second Battle of Kernstown​

​

1864: Helped Stall a Confederate Attack at Battle of Berryville​

​

1864: Helped break the Confederate lines Battle of Opequon Creek​

​

1864: Participated in Battle of Fisher's Hill​

​

1864: Sprained his ankle at Battle of Cedar Creek​

​

1864 – 1865: Brigadier General Union Army Volunteers​

​

1865: Brevetted to the rank of Major General​

​

1865: Observed Grand Review of the Armies in Washington D.C.​

​

1865: Mustered out of Service in Union Army in June​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1867: U.S. Congressman from Ohio​

​

Supporter of Radical Republican Reconstruction​

View attachment 330078​

​

1865 – 1867: Congressional Chairman of Joint Library Committee​

​

Helped pass a bill to expand and modernize the Library of Congress​

​

1868 – 1872: Governor of Ohio​

​

1868: Supporter of Ulysses S. Grant for President​

​

1872: Ohio Delegate to Republican Party National Convention​

​

1872: Campaigner for Ulysses S. Grant's reelection Campaign​

​

1872: Unsuccessful Candidate for U.S. Congressman​

1872 – 1876: Attorney in Cincinnati, Ohio​

​

Turned down President Grant's offer to be U.S. Treasurer​

​

1876 – 1877: Governor of Ohio​

​

1877 – 1881: 19th President of United States of America​

​

Supporter of Republican Presidential Candidates​

​

Opposed Women's Suffrage​

View attachment 330079​

​

Encouraged Temperance​

​

Director of George Peabody Educational Fund​

​

Director of John F. Slater Fund​

​

Promoter of African American Education​

Trustee of Ohio State University​

​

President of National Prison Association – Greater emphasis on Rehabilitation​

Died: January 17, 1893

Time of Death: 11:00 PM

Place of Death: Spiegel Grove Estate, Fremont, Ohio

Cause of Death: Heart Attack

Last Words: "I know that I am going where Lucy is"

Burial Place: Rutherford B. Hayes State Memorial, Fremont, Ohio

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Q: How many Civil War generals became president?​

Of the postwar soldier-presidents, I'd say Hayes was the best general of the bunch. His actions at Opequon helped break the Confederate line in that battle.