The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-08-18
Life Of Rutherford d. Hayes.

j. @. Howard has written and Robert Clark
q Co., of Cincinnati, have published an elabor-
ate Biography of Gov. Hayes. 1t makes vol
ume of 26O pages, and is sold at 81 25 (bound)
aud 75 cents (paper covers). The work has
been prepared under the special sanction of tho
Governor, to whom he afforded every facility
for the production of useful life-the life of Q
scholar, patriot and statesman, " no has proved
his love of country and of principles which
have given to it its greatness and glory, BY his
wisdom and integrity in peace and his energy
and self-sacrifics in war. Its several chapters
are entitled Ancestry" boy hood and Educa-
ton" SAT the Bar" "In the Feld'', ',From
Major to Major-General", First, Second and
Third Elections as Governor, "Nomina-
ton to the Presidency" and an appendix con-
taips six of his speeches. He has been faithful
to every trust, and his war record was brilliant
in acts of galantry and heroism. No one can
read this record without contrasting it with the
do-nothing attitude of Gov Tilden during tho
perilous years of the war. We Will have fre-
quent occasions to make extracts from this bi.
ography. The following is an illustration Of
the Governors pluck and indomitable will:
Hayes, having just given the CON mand for
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that a large muskst ball had struck his left arm
above the elbow, carrying away aud badly frac-
turing the entire bone. Fearing an artery
might be severed, he asked a solder to ban
dage his arm above the elbow, and a few min
utes after, through exhaustion, he fell Recoy.
ering from state of unconsciousness while
down, in few moments, and observing that
his men had fallen back to the woods for shell
ter, he sprang to his feet and with unusual
vehemence, ordered them to come forward.
which they did. He continued fighting some
time at the head of his men; but falling 4
second time, from exhausted strength, he kept
on giving orders, while down, to fight it out.
Major Comfy, second in command, then
came to him to learn the orders under which
the regiment was fighting, and deeming it best
TO assume command, owing TO the critical con-
ditlon of Leutenant-colOnel Hayes, gave orders
that the wounded hero should be carried from
the field. In an almost 'llegible narrative,
written with the left hand just after the battle,
we find this modest record, by the intrepid
"While l was down L had considerable talk
with a wounded Confederate lying near me.
gave him messages for my wife and friends in
case should not get up. We were right Jolly
and friendly. 1t was by no means an unpleas-
ant experience.
The enemy in this action continued to pour
most destructive fire of musketry, grape and
canister into the Union ranks. Lieut. Colonel
Hayes again made his appearance on thu field
with his wound half dressed, and fought until
carried OF. Soon after, the rest of the brigade
coming up, brilliant bayonet charge up the
NIL dlslodged the enemy and drove him into
the woods beyond. The 23d regiment in this
engagement lost within eight men of half the
entire force engaged.
South Mountain is inscribed on all the stand.
ards of this gallant regiment. and surrounds
with sad halo of glory the names Of the liy-
ing and the graves of the dead.