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Conspicuous Gallantry: Civil War Diary and Letters of Rutherford B. Hayes (Abridged)

Conspicuous Gallantry: Civil War Diary and Letters of Rutherford B. Hayes (Abridged) is a concise compilation of the personal writings of Rutherford B. Hayes, focusing on his experiences and observations during the Civil War. The book provides a glimpse into the life of Hayes, a Union general and later the 19th President of the United States, through his own words. The diary entries and letters offer a unique perspective on the war's impact on individuals and the historical context of the time. more

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Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes

Rutherford B. Hayes was the 19th President of the United States, born on October 4, 1822, and died on January 17, 1893. During his presidency, he focused on maintaining national unity and restoring the economy, implementing a series of reform measures. more

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“Soldiers have many faults, but they have one redeeming merit; they are never worshippers of force. Soldiers more than any other men are taught severely and systematically that might is not right. The fact is obvious. The might is in the hundred men who obey. The right (or what is held to be right) is in the one man who commands them.”

“No profession or occupation is more pleasing than the military; a profession or exercise both noble in execution (for the strongest, most generous and proudest of all virtues is true valor) and noble in its cause. No utility either more just or universal than the protection of the repose or defense of the greatness of one's country. The company and daily conversation of so many noble, young and active men cannot but be well-pleasing to you.”

“In the weakness of one kind of authority, and in the fluctuation of all, the officers of an army will remain for some time mutinous and full of faction, until some popular general, who understands the art of conciliating the soldiery, and who possesses the true spirit of command, shall draw the eyes of all men upon himself. Armies will obey him on his personal account. There is no other way of securing military obedience in this state of things.”