Tag: rutherford b hayes
The Killing of African Americans Before the 1876 Elections in Harper’s Cartoons
One of the largest campaigns of racial violence ever unleashed in the United States was during the months up to the Election of 1876 in…
Video National Constitution Center: The Long Shadow of the Election of 1876
According to the National Constitution Center: “2026 marks the 150thth anniversary of the contested election of 1876. Three renowned scholars join to discuss the election,…
The First White House Easter Egg Roll Under Rutherford B. Hayes 1878
When I grew up in New York we went to our annual Easter Egg Hunt. My dad did when he was young, and I took…
Rutherford B. Hayes Represented Escaped Slaves, Civil War General, and President
President Rutherford B. Hayes was born on October 4, 1822. Hayes, the 19th President of the United States, succeeded Ulysses S. Grant in office. Born…
A Union Soldier Recounts His First Passover in the Army Under Rutherford B. Hayes
Joseph A. Joel, a Jewish Union soldier, recounted his Civil War celebration of Passover in “The Jewish Messenger“ in April 1866. I saw this referred…
New Civil War Historical Marker of 1862 Passover By Union Troops in Fayetteville, WV Unveiling April 3
Civil War Trails has announced that its first trail marker on Jews during the Civil War will be unveiled on April 3 in Fayetteville, West…
“The election has resulted in the defeat of the Republicans…” Rutherford B. Hayes Tells His Diary
Rutherford B. Hayes concluded within days of Election Day on November 7, 1876 that he had been defeated by Democrat Samuel L. Tilden. He told…
Rutherford B. Hayes Library & Museums Celebrating Hayes Bicentennial Birthday Oct. 4, 2022
Today is the Bicentennial of the birth of Rutherford B. Hayes, Union Civil War General and President. The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums…
October 4, 2022 Is the Bicentennial Birthday of President Rutherford B. Hayes
President Rutherford B. Hayes was born on October 2, 1822 and today is the Bicentennial of his birth. Hayes, the 19th President of the United…
How the Civil War and Reconstruction Era Presidents Ranked According to Historians
The C-SPAN ranking of presidents by historians was released half-a-year ago, but it has been getting a lot of attention in the news lately. I…