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1822 Oct 4: Born in Delaware, OH. (1)

1864: Was Hayes involved in the burning of the Shenandoah Valley? At the beginning of the US Civil war, Hayes was appointed as a major in the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry and rose to the rank of major general. (1) Several Ohio units were involved in the burning of the valley. (2)

1876: Elected 19th President of the US and honors his pledge to serve only one term. (1)

1893 Jan 17: Dies at his home Spiegel Grove in Fremont, OH. (1)

Family Connection From 1811-1865 David Good lived in Fairfield Co., OH and adjoining Hocking Co., OH. Delaware, OH, the boyhood home of Rutherford B. Hayes, is only about 50 miles from the center of Fairfield Co.

Notes

1. "Biography of Rutherford B. Hayes," www.rbhayes.org/hayes/president/ (Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; accessed 2009 Jul 25)..

2. John L. Heatwole, The Burning: Sheridan's Devastation of the Shenandoah Valley (Charlottesville, Virginia: Rockbridge Publishing, 1998). Page 220 has a quotation from Hayes about the effects of burning, but it does not say whether he was directly involved.