HAYES, Rutherford Birchard

Affiliation:
Union
Born: October 4 1822, Delaware OH
Died: January 17 1893, Fremont OH
Pre-War Profession: Lawyer, politician
War Service: June 1861 Maj. of 23rd Ohio, South Mountain (w), October
1862 Col., commanded 1st Bde/2nd Divn/Army of West Virginia in Shenandoah
Valley campaign, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek, October 1864 appointed
Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, garrison duty.
Post War: US congressman, governor of Ohio, US President.