The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-24


hundreds falling around him, amid O
storm of ''iron hail." he swept over the
works, and bayoneted their defenders
under their barricades.
In July, at Winchester, in command
of a brigade, he, with the gallant Null
ligan, moved out to meet a supposed re-
connoissance by the enemy, but the re-
connoisance, developing into move
ment in heavy force, Hayes and Multi
gan were surrounded-closed in on
both flanks. No retreat was proposed.
He and Mulligan continued to advance,
but an annihilating fire from artillery
and infantry, in front and on both iianks,
moved down by scores that devoted
band. Mulligan fell. Hayes, with
great GOODNESS and judgment, slowly re-
treated to hill inaccessible to cavalry,
and turning, hurled back the yelling
pursuers. His horse had early been
killed under him. Hence, from morn
till midnight, on foot, always exposed
in the position OF danger, Hayes, by
intrepid daring, endurance, and skill,
rescued his little command from ami
hilation by overwhelming numbers.
Again at Berryville, Va, his gallantry
and skill illustrated his devotion TO the
national cause. AT the Opequan, or
Winchester, in September, 1864, one of
Sheridan's master triumphs in the val
ley, where, defeated at noon and disas-
ter apparently inevitable, at nightfall he
was victorious; in the recovery of the
day, in the charge of the reserves un-
der Crook, Hayes brigade again led the
advance. Striking for the TANKS of the
victorious army, and charging with a
yell amid storm of dcath-dealing mis-
siles, over morasses in which his men
sank to the chin-over morasses flank
ed by high banks-up the banks, up the
hills, through the woods, carrying the
enemy's Notifications, flanking and de-
feating him, he entered Winchester at
the head of his men in hot pursuit of
Early. At Fishers Hill, still in pur-
suit of Early, after Opequan, again turn
ing the enemy's flank, by pushing his
way up mountains, through woods, and
down ravines, supposed to be impassi-
Bile, he, with indomitable perseverance,
courage, and admirable skill, carried
completed the rout and dispersion ofthe
panic-stricken foe.
AT Cedar Greek, in October, the scene
of Sheridan's memorable ride and ever
glorious victory, again the "Old Kama
VIZ, my W A., aJ' s''"eu .. ny u, ca
~ ~ u,,s ~. ~ ;,e ;',nh eAaus ,',i 'is ne
i, o,.i "a ~ .,eii,' Go';i'ila,.lci ; ONei
iiapPoSa al, a,,o usS,'.,'cu I IN uH
i;.' o,' a'.;5,, na anJ i.1 a,'"'ut III ,ioit' ms
nv my iaPiuiy iiici'r" "M"! iiu!es was
uie nna "'o'ei cNp"'ri 10 u, ''lur'crous !l
l.c' . irnNy no''s! was alnicu at
mn. IL kl'en nis morse, rluuiihs IL
yvard in its 1esth throes II r;oiontl,
threw ;ts rider d;slocat;ng his onl,i 10
and hru;s;no hin from hoaJ 70 Foot ho
nnverthaIass rnuo;nod HE roa;,nont A,
the crisis of tho hattie Shor;3on,s o,.,.ir'
aI aftor his sn;r;toJ r;dn oI,"mnoJ ia
whole facc of a afiairs ssJ,ova ws nmst @
Co hack to comn'" wa. Haves, ;nsm;r;t'
;no crv Roci thoy y,out ;;oh, ,roIIant-
Iv R,n;dlw roorcon;1;mo 5;S fhroi'ar
ranks and yc-form;ng h;s limo Win, ,bn
! ..IllI Kouoxyhow In ia contro bo cI,oro-
eli Early impetuou,l, In fiunt and u Ia, fans
forcing him hack upon Cedar Creek. IL
nnllv breaking his army In utter rout
and pursuing and capturing prisoners,
artilleay, arms, camps, and baggage.
The victory was rs complete as 9lori-
: Gus. Early was souclchcd. II was on
this memorable field that Sheridan,
clasping the hand of HAYES, exclaimed :
, "Colonel. from this dav forward Won
, , will be brgadier general" Ten davs
later tho commission arrived: IL LITTLE
. later that of major general. Wounded
! four times, and a hundred DAYS under
l fire, exposed to death in series ofbril-
liant actions. his promotions were but
! the well-earncd mcod of merit in the
field.
Rr,hcrfnrd II IJavos ,t no ,er;od n,
h;s l;ta was Denocrot Or;a;nolI,. a
Wh;g a d;sc;nio nf Tho ma,;onof echooi ~,
Wnl,sicr and fIav h;s ma;dnn yoio f,,
= !!n,es;dent was ca:t far iJonrv Ciov Ii;'
neyt was for Uorr;son ond'his losf nc a
W,h;o for Xv;nfoid Sco,t THO Wh;o
u nortv hov;nn collansed unJor tho s,,r6'
; ,~' ;ssuo Gan IJalos ani;stod ID, ,,,o
, hon~nor mo- az panrI;i;con;sn, Iahnr;"a IL, ~,
uo;na nJ 80 c., fn,. H., aJoa,;aS,, ~ ~
[ Ernmont anJ than 7 I;nooin In 1854
yh;la IN tha Gai1 ,r;,homi i,;s tno,ul
!, Ied~e ,viahout i la connivanca mi % aa'a;ns mnE"
! ! his wish he was no,n;mataJ for aGnn'
"ress % bv the Pannhl;can "",9" oonve"t;on M 'l o.
{ the Second Congressional District of
" Ohio In 1890 ha xyoc ro,,o,oinafad hy
0 acclamation. In 1867 he was nominat'
g ed for Governor. and i'm 1860 renomi
, ,o,nJ r., aonIa,,a,;n - AZ aIaa,na
s In lSi2 he declined al election 10 tht
United States Senate, refused a fedora
: appointment, and had retired, as h,
/. hoped, to private life, but in 1873 wa
!, recalled to active politics bv an appeal
q of the Republicans ofOhio, and of the
q country. A third time he was elected
4 governor of Ohio.
! Few men now living have n record 5,
:, grand. In 1864, upon his first nonIna
/! tion TO Congress while in the field. h,
:, endeavored to cyade the honor: his din
- ty was in the field-at the tront. Hu
> his friends insisted that hc should ac
, conf. under o,her c;,,n,.-,nnn,s ,L,
nrptla,ed hnu,,r ,Sanij hare ,,ioa,ed ~, tl
qanara, a. Il "'op il ',an;;,.",I, 81, am
If noyed him. Having accepted il, how