GREGORY PRESIDENTIAL COLLECTION # 2
2011 S RUTHERFORD B HAYES

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Like Grant before him, Hayes rose to popularity owing to his war record from the American Civil War. Wounded on five separate occasions during that war, his bravery and leadership led to his eventual rank of Major General. He used this fame to become the nineteenth President in 1877.

In office, Hayes ordered the United States Military out of the Southern capital cities and an end to the Reconstruction of the South still in progress following the Civil War. Making strides in civil service reforms, Hayes left office after only one term keeping a promise he made during his election.