Rutherford B. Hayes

September 10, 1861

Battle of Carnifax Ferry

General William Rosecrans [US] defeats General John Floyd [CS]

West Virginia

Operations in Western Virginia

John Floyd

William S. Rosecrans

September 14, 1862

Battle of Turners Gap
Battle of Fox's Gap
Battle of South Mountain

Battle of Cramptons Gap

George McClellan reacts to finding Special Order No. 191 with attacks on the gaps in South Mountain, forcing Lee to reorganize at Sharpsburg

Maryland

George McClellan

Special Orders No. 191

Army of Northern Virginia

Antietam

William B. Franklin

May 9, 1864

Battle of Cloyd's Mountain

Virginia

June 17, 1864
June 18, 1864

Battle of Lynchburg

Virginia

John Breckinridge

July 24, 1864

Second battle of Kernstown

Jubal Early's [CS] move to the Shenandoah Valley is blocked by George Crook [US], at least for a while. After a violent assault on the Union left by John Breckinridge the federal line broke and pulled back to Harpers Ferry

June 14, 1876
June 16, 1876

The three-day Republican Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio (Hayes home state) shifted its support from front runner James Blaine to Rutherford B. Hayes on the second ballot.

Ohio

Election of 1876

November 7, 1876

Republican candidates Rutherford B. Hayes and William Wheeler defeat Democratic candidates Samuel J. Tilden and Thomas Hendricks, although the results will not be known until much later.

Election of 1876

November 26, 1876

South Carolina election board throws out the presidential results from two western counties, giving Hayes the lead in the state

South Carolina

December 1, 1876

After two weeks of public hearings the state "returning board" meets in secret session to decide the fate of votes in all counties. They disallow 13,211 votes for Tilden and 2,412 for Hayes.

Louisiana

December 5, 1876

Florida canvassing board determines Rutherford B. Hayes wins the state by a margin of 924 votes

Florida

Election of 1876