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The Battle of South Mountain
Rutherford B. Hayes, Fox's Gap
Lieutenant Colonel Rutherford Birchard Hayes, USA (1822-1893)
 Hayes attended Kenyon
College in Gambier, Ohio, and Harvard Law School. In 1850 Hayes opened a law office in
Cincinnati, Ohio, where he joined the city's Literary Club. When the Civil War began the
Literary Club formed a military drilling company and elected Hayes their captain. He later
accepted a major's commission in the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Though seriously
wounded during the morning action at
Fox's Gap,
Hayes later returned to duty. Hayes was wounded three more times during the war and
attained the rank of Brevet Major General by war's end.
When the Civil War ended, Hayes resigned from the army to pursue a political career. He
was elected twice to the United States Congress and served three terms as Governor of
Ohio. In 1876, he became the 19th President of the United States. His wife, Lucy Web
Hayes, was the first "First Lady" to possess a college degree. "Lemonade
Lucy" was well known for refusing to serve alcohol at the White House. By no means a
failure as president, Hayes was nonetheless disappointed with his administration. He
considered his military service the best years of his life. Hayes died on January 17,
1893, and was buried in Fremont, Ohio
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