The great railroad strike of 1877 paralyzed many cities and states
President Rutherford B. Hayes attained the rank of major general.
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The Great Railroad Strike was a major problem.
Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th US President, served as City Solicitor of Cincinnati, Ohio; was a US Congressman and Governor of Ohio. He was also a Major General in the Civil War
While Grant is the best known former General to later become President,two other former Generals also became President. Rutherford B. Hayes was a Major General as was James Garfield.
Type your answer here... In 1845, Hayes began practicing law in Ohio. From 1858-61, he served as the Cincinnati City Solicitor. Hayes served in the Civil War, rising to the rank of major general of volunteers. He showed valor on the battlefied having been wounded several times. He resigned soon after Lee surrendered in 1865. Hayes was quickly elected as a U.S. Representative serving from 1865-67. In 1868, Hayes became the Governor of Ohio. He served from 1868-1872 and again from 1876-77 when he became President
Hayes served with distinction on the Union side in the Civil War. He entered the Ohio militia as a major and was a major general by the end of the war. He was wounded several times, once seriously.
Hayes was elected President by the electoral college . There was a major problem with the credentials of some of the electors which had to be settled by Congressional action. However, after all the electors were certified, the election was held in the usual way. Please see the related question for more detail.
5 presidents: Rutherford Hayes- Hector & Nellie Calvin Coolidge-King Kole Herbert Hoover-King Tut & Pat Franklin D. Roosevelt-Major John F. Kennedy-Clipper
He was a Brevet Major General of Volunteers in the US Army, served and was wounded in the Battle of South Mountain.
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Major Hayes was created in 2003.