The morning call., 1893-01-18

| but he was ambitious of more than this.
and so soon began the study OF Latin and
| Greek with private teacher of his native
/ town. Then he was sent to an academy in
| N0rwalk, Ohio, and In 1887 TO Isaac Webb's
| school at MiddletOwn, Conn, to prepare
for college In the autumn of 1888 he en-
tered Kenyon College, at G1mber, Ohio.
He exceled in logic. mental and moral phil
| osophy and mathematics, and also made his
| mark as debater in the literary societies.
| On his graduation in August, 1872, he was
| awarded the valedictoTy Grafton, with which
! he won much praise. Soon afterward he
| began TO study law in the Office of Thomas
! Sparrow, at Columbus, and then attended a
course of law lectures at Harvard Unver-
| sity. entering the law-schoOl on August %
! 1843, and finishing his studies there in Jan
| uary, 1915. AS a law student he had the
! advantage Of friendly intercourse with
| Judge Story and Professor Greenleaf, and
he also attended the lectures of Longfellow
| on literature. and of Agassiz on natural
| science, prosecuting at the same time the
| study OF French and German. On May TO-
| 1S45, after due examination, he was admit
| ted TO practice In the courts of Ohio as an
attorney and counselor at law.
| On December 80. 1852. he married Miss
| Lury w. Webb, daughter of DR.. James
| Webb, a physician Of high standing in
| Chillic0the, OHIO. In January, 1854, he
| formed law partnership with Fl. w.
! COrwine and William X. Rogers. In 1856
| he was nominated for the office of Common
! Pleas Judge, but declined. In 1853 he was
| elected City Solicitor by the City Council of
| Cincinnati 10 fill vacancy caused by death,
| and in the following year he was elected to
the same Office at a popular election by
majority Of over $500. Although he per-
formed his duties 10 the general salts
faction of the public he was, in
April. 1861, defeated for reelection as
solicitor. together with the whole ticket.
Mr.. Hayes ever since he had Ueen a voter
had acted with the Whig party, voting for
Henry Clay in 1874, for General Taylor in
1S4S, and for General Scott in 1852. Having
from his youth always cherished anti
slavery sentiments, he joined the Re-
publican party as soon as il was organized,
and earnestly advocated the election of
Fremont in 1856 and of Abraham Lincoln
in 1860. AT a great mass-meeting held
IN Cincinnati Immediately after the ar
rival of the news that the flag of
the United States had been fired
upon at Fort Sumter, he was made chair
man of committee on resolutions to give
voice to the feelings of the loyal people.
His literary club formed a military COM
pany, of which he was elected captain,
and this club subsequently furnished to the
National army more Than forty officers, of
whom several became generals. On June
Z. 1861, the Governor of Ohio appointed
Mr.. Hayes major of the Twenty-third
Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
and in July the regiment was ordered
into West Virginia. On September 70,
1861, Major Hayes was appointed by
General ROsecrans judge advocate of the
| Department of Ohio, the duties of which
Office he performed for about two months,
On October q, 1861, he was promoted 10
he rank OF lieutenant-colonel. On Sep
tembeC II, 1862, in the battle Of South
Mountain. he distinguished himself by gall
liant conduct In leading a charge and in
holding his position al the head of mis- men,
after being severely wounded IN his left
arm, until he was carried from the
field. His regiment lost nearly half
its effective force in the action. On
October "a 1862 he was appOin ted
colonel OF the same regiment. He spent
s0me time a his home " lille under medical
treatment. and returned 10 the field az so"n
as his wound was healed. II July, 1868,
while taking part in the operations If the
National army in Southwestern Virginia.
Colonel Hayes caused an expedition OF two
regiments and q section Of artillery, under
his own command. 10 be dispatched TO Ohio
for the purpose OF checking the raid If the
Confederate General John Morgan, and he
aided materially in preventing the raiders
from recrossing the Ohio River and in COM
pelling Morgan TO surrender. In the spring
of 1864 Colonel HAYES commanded
brigade in General Cooks ex-
peditiOn to cut the principal lines of
communication between Richmond and the
Southwest. He again distinguished himself
by conspicuous bravery at the head of his
brigade in storming fortified position on
the crest Of ClOyd Mountain. in the first
battle of Winchester, on July d 1864,
commanding a brigade in General Crooks
division. Colonel hayes was ordered, to-
gether with Colonel James Mulligan, to
charge what proved to be greatly superior
force. Colonel Mulligan fell. and Colonel
Hayes. flsnked and pressed in front by over
whelming numbers, conducted the retrea;
of his brigade with great intrepid
ity and skill. checking the pursuit
as soon as he had gained teDable position.
He took a BILE part in the engage
ment at BerryYille aud at the second battle
of Winchester, September 10. 1864. Leading
an assault upon battery on an eminence
he found in his way morass over fifty
yards wide. Being at the head of his bri-
gade he plunged in first, and, his horse be-
coming mred at once, he dism0unted and
waded across alone under the enemy's fire.
Waving his cap, he sgnaled for his men to
come over, and, when about forty had joined
him he rushed upon the battery and took it
after hand-to-hand fight with the gunners,
the enemy having deemed the battery so
secure that no infantry supports had been
placed near it. At Fishers Hill, in pur-
suing General Early on September %. 1864,
Colonel uayes, then in command OF r.
division, executed q brilliant flank move
ment over mountains and through woods
difficult OF access, took many pieces Of ar
tilerY and routed the enemy. At the battle
of Cedar Greek, October 10, 1864, the con-
duct OF Colonel Hayes attracted so much
attention that bis commander, General
Crook, on the battle. field, took him by the
hand saying:
Colonel. from this day you will be
brigadier- general"
The commission arrived few days after
ward and on March 13, 1865, be received
the rank of brevet major-general "for gal
liant and distinguished services during the
campaign OF 1864, in West Virginia, and
particularly at the battles Of Fishers Hill
and Cedar Creek. Va
While General Hayes was in the field. In
August, 1864, he was nominated by Re-
publican district convention at Cincinnati
In the Second District Of Ohio, as a eandi-
date fer Congress When friend sug-
gested to HIM that he should take leave of
absence from the army i'm the fleld