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About Brevet Major General Alexander Hays
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Hays
Alexander Hays (July 8, 1819 – May 5, 1864) was a Union Army general in the American Civil War, killed in the Battle of the Wilderness.
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Civil War Union Brigadier General. A West Point class of 1844 graduate and veteran of the Mexican War, he began his Civil War service as Colonel and commander of the 63rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in 1861. Severely wounded at the Battle of Second Manassas, during his recovery time he was promoted to Brigadier General, US Volunteers (September 29, 1862). At the Battle of Gettysburg, as commander of the 3rd Division of the II Corps, he was stationed on Cemetery Ridge and repulsed the attacks of July 2nd and Pickett's Charge on July 3rd. After the fighting ended he rode up and down the lines with fists full of battle flags captured that day from the Confederates.
On the morning of May 5, 1864, during the Battle of the Wilderness near the intersection of the Brock Road and the Orange Plank Road, he was killed by a Confederate bullet. He was posthumously brevetted Major General, US Volunteers. Today a statue of General Hays stands on Cemetery Ridge in Gettysburg and a monument marks the spot where he was killed in the Wilderness.
Bio by: EFB III (Find a Grave ID 46863003)
Taken from: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5842225/alexander-hays : accessed 15 February 2022), memorial page for Alexander Hays (8 Jul 1819–5 May 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5842225, citing Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave.
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Brevet Major General Alexander Hays's Timeline
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July 8, 1819
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Franklin, Venango, PA, United States
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1854
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May 6, 1864
Age 44
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Battle of the Wilderness, intersection of the Brock and Plank Roads, Spotsylvania, VA, United States
In an action near the intersection of the Brock and Plank Roads in the Wilderness, General Alexander Hays was shot in the head with a Minie ball. One of his aides reported that he was shot in the temple as he was drinking from his canteen. His body was recovered and sent to the rear for transport home. Taken from: History of American Women > Civil War Women > Annie Adams McFadden Hays (https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2016/01/annie-adams-mcfadden-hays....). |
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1864
Age 44
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Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA, United States
General Hays was buried in Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. While campaigning for the presidency, Ulysses S. Grant stopped in Pittsburgh and visited Hays’ grave. The gallant Grant openly wept at the loss of his friend. Taken from: History of American Women > Civil War Women > Annie Adams McFadden Hays (https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2016/01/annie-adams-mcfadden-hays....). Additional Sources: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5842225/alexander-hays : accessed 15 February 2022), memorial page for Alexander Hays (8 Jul 1819–5 May 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5842225, citing Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave. |