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1034……..(Born
Va.)
William Hays
(Ap’d Ten.)………….18
Military
History. – Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1836, to July 1, 1840,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Second Lieut., 2d
Artillery, July 1, 1840.
Served: on the
Northern Frontier during Canada Border Disturbances, at Buffalo, N. Y.,
1840-41, -- Lewiston, N. Y., 1841, -- and Buffalo, N. Y., 1841; in garrison
at Ft. Monroe, Va., 1841-42, -- Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1842, -- Ft. Hamilton,
N. Y., 1842-43, -- and Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1843-45; in Military Occupation
of Texas, 1845-56; in the War with Mexico, 1846-48, being engaged in the
Battle of Palo Alto, May 8, 1846, -- Battle of Resaca-de-la-Palma, May 9,
1846, -- Battle of Monterey, Sep. 21-23, 1846, -- Siege of Vera Cruz, Mar.
9-29, 1847, --
(First Lieut., 2d Artillery, Mar. 3,1847)
Battle of Cerro Gordo,
Apr. 17-18, 1847, -- Skirmish of Amazoque, May 14, 1847, -- Capture of San
Antonio, Aug. 20, 1847, -- Battle of Churubusco, Aug. 20, 1847, -- Battle of
Molino del Rey, Sep. 8, 1847,
(Bvt. Capt., Aug. 20,
1847, for Gallant and Meritorious Conduct
in the Battles of
Contreras and Churubusco, Mex.)
where he was wounded, --
and Assault and Capture of the City of Mexico, Sep. 13-14, 1847;
(Bvt. Major, Sep. 13,
1847, for Gallant and Meritorious
Conduct in the Battle of
Chapultepec, Mex.)
In garrison at Ft.
Columbus, N. Y., 1848, -- Ft. McHenry, Md., 1848, 1849-50, -- Castle
Pinckney, S. C., 1850-51, -- and Ft. Moultrie, S. C., 1851-52, 1852-53; in
Florida Hostilities against the Seminole Indians
(Captain, 2d Artillery, Oct. 8, 1853)
1853-54, 1855; in garrison
at Ft. Independence, Mas., 1856-57; on frontier duty, on march to the
Pipestone Quarry and Big Sioux River, 1857, -- Ft. Snelling, Min., 1857-58,
-- Ft. Ripley, Min., 1858, -- and Ft. Ridgely, Min., 1859-60; and in
garrison at Ft. Monroe, Va. (Artillery School for Practice), 1860-61.
Served during
the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1861-66: in the defenses of
Washington, D. C., Sep. 15, 1861, to Mar. 10, 1862; in command
(Lieut.-Colonel, Staff – Additional
Aide-de-Camp, Sep. 28, 1861)
of Brigade of Horse
Artillery, in the Virginia Peninsular Campaign (Army of the Potomac), Mar.
to Aug., 1862, being engaged in the Siege of Yorktown, Apr. 5 to May 4,
1862, -- Battle of Williamsburg, May 5, 1862, -- Battle of Mechanisville,
June 25, 1862, -- and Battle of Malvern Hill,
(Bvt. Lieut.-Col., July 1,
1862, for Gallant and Meritorious
Services During the
Peninsular Campaign in Virginia)
July 1, 1862; in the
Maryland Campaign (Army of the Potomac), Sep. to Nov., 1862, in command of
the Reserve Artillery, being engaged in the Battle of Antietam, Sep. 17,
1862, -- and march to Falmouth, Va., Oct. to Nov., 1862; in the Rappahannock
Campaign
(Brig.-General, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 29,
1862)
(Army of the Potomac),
Dec., 1862, to May, 1863, in command of Reserve Artillery, till Feb., 1863,
and then of brigade, 2d Army Corps, being engaged in the Battle of
fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862, -- and Battle of Chancellorsville, May 2-4,
1863, where he was captured; as Prisoner of War, May 4 to June, 1863; in
command of 2d Army Corps, July 3 to
(Major, 5th
Artillery, Aug. 1, 1863)
Sep. 13, 1863, being
engaged in the pursuit of the enemy from Gettysburg, Pa., to Warrenton, Va.,
July, 1863; as Provost-Marshal of the Southern District of the State of New
York, Nov., 1863, to Feb., 1865;
(Bvt. Colonel, Mar. 13, 1865, for Gallant and
Meritorious Services During the Rebellion)
in the Richmond Campaign,
Feb. 25 to Apr. 9, 1865 (Army of the Potomac), in command of 2d Division, 2d
Army Corps, till Apr. 6, 1865, and then of the Reserve Artillery, being
engaged in the Siege of Petersburg, Feb. 25 to Apr. 2, 1865, -- and pursuit
of the Rebel Army under General
(Bvt. Brig.-General, U. S.
Army, Mar. 13, 1865, for Gallant and Meritorious
Services in the Field
During the Rebellion)
Lee, till its surrender,
Apr. 9, 1865, at Appomattox C. H.; on march to and about Washington, D. C.,
Apr. 10 to June 19, 1865; in Camp of Instruction for Field Artillery, near
Bladensburg, Md., June 19, to Oct. 26, 1865; and in waiting orders, Oct. 26,
1865, to Feb. 16, 1866.
Mustered Out of Volunteer
Service, Jan. 15, 1866.
Served: in
garrison at Ft. Monroe, Va., Feb. 15, 1866, to Apr. 28, 1867; as Inspector
of Registration at Vicksburg, Mis., May to July, 1867; in garrison at Ft.
Monroe, Va., July 15, 1867, to Apr. 27, 1869, -- and at Ft. Independence,
Mas., May, 1869, to Dec. 17, 1872; on sick leave of absence, Dec. 17, 1872,
to Apr. 29, 1873; and in command of Ft. Independence, Mas., Apr. 29, 1873,
to Feb. 7, 1875.
Died Feb. 7, 1875, at Ft.
Independence, Mas.: Aged 56.
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