The Unlikely Presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes

A major general in the Civil War; a two-term Ohio Representative, and a three-term Ohio Governor, before becoming President. HLS's first alumnus elected as President—Rutherford B. Hayes ... Rutherford B. Hayes, Harvard Law School class of 1845, was the first and only ... Rutherford B. Hayes is a rather obscure president, but his election was a pretty famous one. He won on some contested electoral votes, ... Hayes became the 19th president, after being awarded the closely contested 1876 presidential election by Republicans in Congress who agreed to the Compromise of ... Rutherford B. Hayes. Rutherford B. Hayes, president of the United States from 1877 to 1881, poses for a full-length photographic portrait. This glass-plate ... Rutherford B. Hayes. This engraving of President Rutherford B. Hayes was produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Hayes won the highly-contested ... On September 14, 1862, a Confederate bullet sliced through the arm of Lt. Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes during the Battle of South Mountain. What's in a name? UW doc's is Hayes, Rutherford P. (not B.) Hayes ... Rutherford P. Hayes is a UW physician, and yes, he is related to the ... Notably, on September 14, 1862, Hayes led a charge against a confederate entrenchment and was shot through his left arm. After tying a handkerchief above the ... Additional online information related to Rutherford B. Hayes can be found on the following sections of the Library's website.