Rutherford B. Hayes

Rutherford B. Hayes

Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the nineteenth president of the United States. He was president from 1877 to 1881. The Civil War was over, but Northern leaders and Southern leaders disagreed about how to run the country.

Hayes was born in Ohio. He fought for the North during the Civil War.

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  1. Rutherford B. Hayes was the 19th president of the United States.

  2. He was a veteran of the American Civil War.

  3. Hayes supported the prohibition movement, which made drinking alcohol illegal.

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