The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-19
THE TwENTY-THIRD OHIO.
Something About General Hayes's Old Reg

iment-His Visits to Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, o., Jan. Is. "A score of
members of General Hayes's regiment
the Twenty-thir OhIo-who live in this
city. will be present at the funeral Friday.
One company of the regiment was recruit
ed in this city. and James p. Mcllrath was
the first captain. The regiment was
mustered into service June IL. 1851. with
w. S. Rosecrans as colonel, Stanley Mat
thews lieutenant-colOnel. and Rutherford
b. Hayes major. Colonel Rosecrans was
made brIgadier- general before they left
camp, aud E. z. Scammon, of Cincinnati.
was appointed colonel. Later Matthews
was made colonel of q new regiment
and Hayes lieutenant-colOnel of the
Twenty. third. In 1852 he was appointed
colonel. He acted as brigade and
division commander in the next two years,
and in 1864 he was made general. The
members of the regiment always held him
in high esteem, and his death comes to
them as q great loss. The members here
have arranged for q floral tribute TO be
sent to Fremont. 1t is a wreath, and the
circle is filled with field of white flowers.
In the White field there is a red star. the
points of which touch the outer ends of the
circle. The figures 23," the number OF
the regiment are worked i'll the star with
the brigade. 1t was known as the Red Star
Brigade, Second Division. Army of West
Virginia. On the points of che star are the
letters 20. V. V. pin blue flowers
The City Council decided. TO-DAY. to at
tend the funeral of General Hayes In o
body. and the city officials and many prom
inent citizens Will probably attend also.
The late ex-President was familiar figure
In Cleveland. coming to town very fre-
Quently to visit his son, Webb G. HAYES,
hn 10 nf ha
Company. and who lives at No. S91 Pros
pect street. He was simple and unostenta-
tious in bis habits. and it seemed strange
to think that this genial old gentleman,
who passed unnoticed in the street save by
scquaintances. and rho might easily have
been taken for some well-to-do farmer, had
ruled the greatest nation on earth for
four years, and had been the equal OF
kings and emperors. His visits to Cleye-
land were often of business nature. He
was q member of the Garfield monument
commission, a member of the Western Re-
serve Historical Society. of the Loyal
Legion and other associations. He was in
Cleveland Saturday when attacked by the
disease which resulted In his death. He
had host of friends in the city who were
drawn To him not so much through admua-
tion of his remarkable career as through
love for the gracious spirit of the man.
General Hayes's last public appearance IN
this city was at the banquet of the Kenyon
Alumni Association. at the Stillman, on
the evening OF Dec. &C. He presided at the
banquet and was elected president of the
association. He made quite long speech,
and was in fine health and spirits.
Action of Legislatures.
Resolutions of sympathy with the family
of ex-President Hayes were adopted by the
Ohio. Pennsylvania. Nebraska. Connecti-
cut and other legislatures yesterday. Or
ganizations of which the x-president was
q member also passed resolutions of respect,
and arranged for sendin G represen tatives to
the funeral. General Hayes was member
of Ohio COmmandery of the military order
of the Loyal Legion of the United States
from it's organization. He was It's first
commander. and held the office four years,
at the funeral.