Some sample questions from this category:
* At what rank did Hayes enter the Union Army?
* Which famous Confederate raider did Hayes assist in driving out of Ohio in 1863?
* Which general did Hayes so admire that he named one of his children after him?
* What final rank did Hayes achieve before he resigned from the army in May, 1865?
* What future U.S. president began his Civil War career as a private in Hayes' regiment?
* What family link did Hayes have with his regimental surgeon, Dr. Joseph Webb?
* Both of Hayes' parents were born in what state?
* Hayes graduated from what law school?
* What regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry did Hayes serve with during the Civil War?
* Hayes' son James Webb was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for meritorius service in what country?
* Which of the following positions did Hayes not hold before becoming president?
* Who was Hayes' main opposition for the Republican nomination for president in 1876?
* What office did Samuel Tilden, Hayes' opponent in the presidential election of 1876, hold when he won the Democratic nomination?
* The presidential election of 1876 was thrown into chaos when the electoral votes of three southern states and one single electoral vote of a northern state were challenged. What northern state had their electoral vote challenged?
* What former Confederate general did Hayes originally attempt to appoint to his cabinet, as an effort to fulfill a promise to Democrats for their acceptance of the decision of the 1876 presidential election?
* During her time in the White House, first lady Lucy Hayes was known as Lemonade Lucy for her refusal to serve alcoholic beverages. She made only one exception when a representative of what country paid a visit?
* In 1880, Hayes presented a policy that any canal built in Central America had to be under US control. What country was trying to build a Central American canal at that time?
* Who served as Hayes' vice-president?
* How long after Hayes' death was he laid to rest at his Spiegel Grove estate?
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