Papers of William J. Rucker, Charlottesville, Virginia [manuscript], n.d.

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Papers of William J. Rucker, Charlottesville, Virginia [manuscript], n.d.

The collection contains a membership certificate in the Loyal Legion signed by Rutherford B. Hayes.

ca. 7 cu. ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7925490

University of Virginia. Library

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Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893

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Rutherford B. Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio, in 1822 and earned degrees from Kenyon College and Harvard Law School before starting a career as a lawyer in Cincinnati. Hayes served as a major general in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War and was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1864. Hayes then was elected Governor of Ohio and later served one term as President of the United States (1877-1881) before retiring to his home in Fremont, Ohio, where he died in 1893.President of the Uni...

Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States

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Patriotic society composed of male descendants of Union veterans of the Civil War; founded 1865. From the description of Records, 1921-1922. (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 70961019 ...

Rucker family.

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Rucker, William J. (William James)

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