Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-06-22
From the Indiana Journal
OUR CANDIDATES.
Sketches Of the Next President and Vice
President.
HON. RUTHERFORD b. HAYES.

born In Delaware, Ohio, Oct. 4. 1922.
His parents, Rutherford Hayes and
Sophia Birchard, were natives of
Windham county, Vermont, and emil
grated to Ohio in 1877. His first
American ancestor of the name OF
Hayes was George Hayes, a Scotch
man, who settled in Windsor, Conn.
about 1850. His mother was descend
ed from John Birchard, who came
over with his fathers family from
England in 1886, and became one of
the principal proprietors and settlers
Of Norwich, Conn. Three of his an
cestors, Daniel Austin, Israel Smith.
and Elias Birchard, were members of
the Revolutionary army. the latter
dying during his term of service. In
lo42 young Hayes graduated at Ken
yon College with the first honors of
his class, of which he was the young
est member. and during the same year
he began the study of law with Thom-
as Sparrow, Esq, at Columbus, Ohio.
In 1S45 he graduated at the Law
School OF Harvard University, was
admitted to the bar at Marietta, and
began the practice of his profession
at Fremont, Ohio, in company with
General Ralph P. Buchland. In lS49
he removed to Cincinnati, and in 1852
was married to Lucy Ware Webb,
daughter of Dr. James Webb, OF Chill
Iicothe. In 1856 he was nominated
for Judge of Common Pleas, but de-
clined the nomination. In 1853 the
office of city solicitor becoming va
cant by the death of Judge Hart he
was Unexpectedly elected by the City
Council to fill the vacancy. and in 1850
was reelected by the people for a full
term, running over 800 votes ahead
Of his ticket. He held this Office until
the spring Of 1861, discharged his du-
ties. as a local journal stated, so as
even to extort the highest praise from
his political antagonists.
At this period Mr. Hayes was con-
sidered one OF the most brilliant
young lawyers at the Cincinnati bar.
He distinguished himself as counsel
in several of the most notable fugi
tive slave cases OF that day, as well
as in other cases, and was particularly
distinguished i'm the widely known
James Summers murder case, which
was taken to the Supreme Court.
Thos. Ewing. ST., pronounced Hayes
opening the best first speech he had
ever heard. As early as 1856 Mr..
Hayes was named in connection with
Congressional honors, but declined TO
allow the use OF his name in that con-
nection successfully in 1858, 1860 and
1862, although he could have received
the nomination each year.
When the rebellion broke out, Hayes
an original Republican. attached him.
self to the Union cause at once. At
the first war meeting in Cincinnati he
wrote and reported the resolutions
which were adopted, and which ex
pressed the highest determination to
uphold the government. He and
Judge Mathews tn en- raised two regi,
ments. The Odd Ohio went into SER
vice with w. S. Rosecrans as Colonel,
Stanley Mathews as Lieutenant Col,
and r. B. Hayes as Major. Rosecrans
was afterwards succeeded in the COM
mand OF the regiment by Colonel
Scammon. This regiment arrived at
Clarksburg, West Virginia, on the
9th of July, 1861, and spent the re-
mainder of the year in arduous cam
paigning under General Rosecrans,
upon whose staff Major Hayes seryed
for time as Judge Advocate.
In August his regiment was order
ed to join the Army of the Potomac.
and on the 18th of September, at the
battle OF South Mountain Immediate
ly preceding Antietam) the 23d, under
Lieutenant Colonel Hayes, was the
first infantry engaged. The fight was
hot, and in few minutes one hun
dred men and officers OF the the 23d
were wounded and forty eight killed.
Colonel Hayes had an arm broken
and lay upon the field disabled by the
severity of his wound; but mistaking
flank movement for a retreat he
sprang to his feet, and rushing again
into the line of battle exerted him.
self in spite of his wound in rallying
and encouraging his men until car
ried into the rear, overcome with
pain and exhaustion. In his report
of the battle. Gen. J. ID. Cox, COM
manding division. made special men
ton of this act of gallantry, commen-
ding it in the highest terms. In De-
cember, 1861, Col. Hayes was placed
in command of the kanawha Divi-
sion, now ordered back TO West Nir-
ginia This division was always "a
fortunate and famous organization.
1t was commanded at different times
by Gems. Rosecrans, Cox and Crook,
and in the first campaign in the Ar
my of the Shenandoah was led by
Gems Hayes and DuvaL 1t bore a
prominent part in Rosecrans cam
paigns in West Virginia in 1861. and
i'm McClellan's Antietam compaign in
1862, and in Sheridan's campaign in
the Valley of Virginia in 1864. Gen.
Hayes entered it as major of the
Twenty-third Ohio, and commanded
its first brigade over two years. We
have not space to follow the military
services of Gen. Hayes in detail. He
took an active part in the campaigns
of 1862, '63 and "a, participating in
numerous engagements, and always
with honor and credit to himself. He
was promoted to Brigadier- General
for gallant and meritorious service in
the battles of Winchester, Fishers
Hill and Cedar Creek" to take rank
from October 10, 1864, and was bre-
vetted Major General "for gallant
and distinguished services during the