Henry was the son of Ezekiel and Temperance Brown Hayes, who were married on 17 April 1828 in Ross County, Ohio. His siblings were Samuel, John Josiah, Louisa, Thomas, Cynthia, George, Benjamin and Polley.
Henry joined the Union Army August 1861 as a private in Company A of the 18th Ohio Infantry. His older brother, John Josiah, enlisted also, almost three years later on 2 May 1864 in Company I of the 149th Ohio Infantry. This regiment was organized at Athens, from August 16 to September 28, 1861 to serve for three years. It mustered out November 9 because of three month expiration of the service term and the veterans and recruits consolidated with the 35th Ohio Infantry. The consolidated unit was designated the 18th Veteran Ohio Infantry. The 18th Veteran Regiment was organized October 31, 1861, by consolidation of the veterans and recruits of the 1st, 2nd, 18th, 24th and 35th Ohio Infantry. The regiment, 930 soldiers strong, moved into Kentucky and saw its first service in the occupation of Bowling Green. Next, they participated in a similar proceeding at Huntsville, Alabama. At Bridgeport, the Regiment was attacked by Scott's Confederate Cavalry, 600 men strong with 3 pieces of artillery, yet the enemy was held in check for 3 hours. At Limestone Bridge a spirited fight occurred, in which the regiment lost 3 who were killed and several wounded. On August 29, 1862, Companies A and I of the 18th Ohio and Company D of the 9th Michigan were attacked by Forrest at the stockade near Manchester, Tennessee. The Confederates were soon retreated, losing about 100 men, without the loss of a man on the Federal side. At a critical moment at the Battle of Stone's River, the Regiment charged into the woods filled with Confederates and checked their advance. Upon the second day of the fight, General Rousseau ordered Colonel Stanley to take his brigade across the stream. It was a fearful thing to do, but the order was executed. An order to charge was given and the enemy ran, panic-stricken, leaving 4 pieces of artillery. In June, the Regiment accompanied the advance on Tullahoma and on September 11, at Dug Gap, it confronted Bragg's army.
In the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, on September 18-20, several brilliant charges were made by the Ohio 18th Infantry. This Battle is generally accepted as the second bloodiest engagement of the war. The Battle had gone on for two days. On the 20th, General Braxton Bragg planned for an attack to begin at dawn on the Confederate's right and continue southward, driving the Union troops away from Chattanooga. Because of several errors, by noon, disaster had engulfed the center and right wings of the Union army, sending many of the Union retreating northward to Chattanooga. A line was formed on Horseshoe Ridge. Although the Confederates continued to attack throughout the afternoon, they were not able to capture the position. Late in the afternoon, Major General George Thomas withdrew his forces from the battlefield back toward Chickamauga to the safety of a gap in Missionary Ridge. Chickamauga was an extremely costly battle for both armies. While it was considered a Confederate victory because they pushed the Union army back, Major General William Rosecrans achieved the capture of Chattanooga.
During the Battle of Chickamauga on September 20, Henry was struck by a shell fragment which blew away his left index finger. His pension files state that he had lost his grip in his left hand. The shattered bone resulting in the loss of 1/3 of the metacarpal bone affected the use of his thumb and long finger. His right arm was about an inch larger than his left arm because the left arm had shrank with the nerve damage. He continued to serve after his hand healed and his regiment was scattered through the state from Owensboro to the Cumberland Gap with the objective of guarding the Cumberland Gap. By this time, Henry was a Sergeant and was out with his troops in camp often. He was chilling and running a fever. He had caught typhoid fever and malaria in the swamps near Owensboro. This resulted in heart disease, enlarged spleen and disease of the stomach, liver and respiratory organs. Henry mustered out of the Ohio Infantry on 9 November 1864.
His pension file describes him as 5'11.5", weighing 144 pounds, fair complexion with blue eyes and brown hair.
Three months after leaving the Military, he married Eliza Jane Truitt on 14 February,1865 in Vournville, Ross County, Ohio. The marriage was performed by John Roberson and recorded at Chillichie OH. Eliza Jane was born on 19 June 1845 in Ross County, Ohio, and was the daughter of George and Abigail Applegate Truitt. He was the father of Henry Jonas Hayes, Mary Luella(Hayes) Helterbrand, Anna Laura (Hayes) Lybyer, John Weston Hayes, Josiah Crawford Hayes, Iva Alice Hayes, Willis Melvin Hayes and Ressa Jane (Hayes) Lamberson. The couple was counted in Texas County, Missouri in the 1870 U S Census, along with children Mary Luella and John Weston. Henry's brother, John Josiah and his wife, Mary, had been married in Douglas County, Missouri in 1860 and John had homesteaded land in Texas County in 1862. John went back to Ohio to enlist in the Civil War. It would seem that John, Henry and their families traveled to Missouri together in about 1865.
Henry joined the Union Army August 1861 as a private in Company A of the 18th Ohio Infantry. His older brother, John Josiah, enlisted also, almost three years later on 2 May 1864 in Company I of the 149th Ohio Infantry. This regiment was organized at Athens, from August 16 to September 28, 1861 to serve for three years. It mustered out November 9 because of three month expiration of the service term and the veterans and recruits consolidated with the 35th Ohio Infantry. The consolidated unit was designated the 18th Veteran Ohio Infantry. The 18th Veteran Regiment was organized October 31, 1861, by consolidation of the veterans and recruits of the 1st, 2nd, 18th, 24th and 35th Ohio Infantry. The regiment, 930 soldiers strong, moved into Kentucky and saw its first service in the occupation of Bowling Green. Next, they participated in a similar proceeding at Huntsville, Alabama. At Bridgeport, the Regiment was attacked by Scott's Confederate Cavalry, 600 men strong with 3 pieces of artillery, yet the enemy was held in check for 3 hours. At Limestone Bridge a spirited fight occurred, in which the regiment lost 3 who were killed and several wounded. On August 29, 1862, Companies A and I of the 18th Ohio and Company D of the 9th Michigan were attacked by Forrest at the stockade near Manchester, Tennessee. The Confederates were soon retreated, losing about 100 men, without the loss of a man on the Federal side. At a critical moment at the Battle of Stone's River, the Regiment charged into the woods filled with Confederates and checked their advance. Upon the second day of the fight, General Rousseau ordered Colonel Stanley to take his brigade across the stream. It was a fearful thing to do, but the order was executed. An order to charge was given and the enemy ran, panic-stricken, leaving 4 pieces of artillery. In June, the Regiment accompanied the advance on Tullahoma and on September 11, at Dug Gap, it confronted Bragg's army.
In the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, on September 18-20, several brilliant charges were made by the Ohio 18th Infantry. This Battle is generally accepted as the second bloodiest engagement of the war. The Battle had gone on for two days. On the 20th, General Braxton Bragg planned for an attack to begin at dawn on the Confederate's right and continue southward, driving the Union troops away from Chattanooga. Because of several errors, by noon, disaster had engulfed the center and right wings of the Union army, sending many of the Union retreating northward to Chattanooga. A line was formed on Horseshoe Ridge. Although the Confederates continued to attack throughout the afternoon, they were not able to capture the position. Late in the afternoon, Major General George Thomas withdrew his forces from the battlefield back toward Chickamauga to the safety of a gap in Missionary Ridge. Chickamauga was an extremely costly battle for both armies. While it was considered a Confederate victory because they pushed the Union army back, Major General William Rosecrans achieved the capture of Chattanooga.
During the Battle of Chickamauga on September 20, Henry was struck by a shell fragment which blew away his left index finger. His pension files state that he had lost his grip in his left hand. The shattered bone resulting in the loss of 1/3 of the metacarpal bone affected the use of his thumb and long finger. His right arm was about an inch larger than his left arm because the left arm had shrank with the nerve damage. He continued to serve after his hand healed and his regiment was scattered through the state from Owensboro to the Cumberland Gap with the objective of guarding the Cumberland Gap. By this time, Henry was a Sergeant and was out with his troops in camp often. He was chilling and running a fever. He had caught typhoid fever and malaria in the swamps near Owensboro. This resulted in heart disease, enlarged spleen and disease of the stomach, liver and respiratory organs. Henry mustered out of the Ohio Infantry on 9 November 1864.
His pension file describes him as 5'11.5", weighing 144 pounds, fair complexion with blue eyes and brown hair.
Three months after leaving the Military, he married Eliza Jane Truitt on 14 February,1865 in Vournville, Ross County, Ohio. The marriage was performed by John Roberson and recorded at Chillichie OH. Eliza Jane was born on 19 June 1845 in Ross County, Ohio, and was the daughter of George and Abigail Applegate Truitt. He was the father of Henry Jonas Hayes, Mary Luella(Hayes) Helterbrand, Anna Laura (Hayes) Lybyer, John Weston Hayes, Josiah Crawford Hayes, Iva Alice Hayes, Willis Melvin Hayes and Ressa Jane (Hayes) Lamberson. The couple was counted in Texas County, Missouri in the 1870 U S Census, along with children Mary Luella and John Weston. Henry's brother, John Josiah and his wife, Mary, had been married in Douglas County, Missouri in 1860 and John had homesteaded land in Texas County in 1862. John went back to Ohio to enlist in the Civil War. It would seem that John, Henry and their families traveled to Missouri together in about 1865.
Henry was the son of Ezekiel and Temperance Brown Hayes, who were married on 17 April 1828 in Ross County, Ohio. His siblings were Samuel, John Josiah, Louisa, Thomas, Cynthia, George, Benjamin and Polley.
Henry joined the Union Army August 1861 as a private in Company A of the 18th Ohio Infantry. His older brother, John Josiah, enlisted also, almost three years later on 2 May 1864 in Company I of the 149th Ohio Infantry. This regiment was organized at Athens, from August 16 to September 28, 1861 to serve for three years. It mustered out November 9 because of three month expiration of the service term and the veterans and recruits consolidated with the 35th Ohio Infantry. The consolidated unit was designated the 18th Veteran Ohio Infantry. The 18th Veteran Regiment was organized October 31, 1861, by consolidation of the veterans and recruits of the 1st, 2nd, 18th, 24th and 35th Ohio Infantry. The regiment, 930 soldiers strong, moved into Kentucky and saw its first service in the occupation of Bowling Green. Next, they participated in a similar proceeding at Huntsville, Alabama. At Bridgeport, the Regiment was attacked by Scott's Confederate Cavalry, 600 men strong with 3 pieces of artillery, yet the enemy was held in check for 3 hours. At Limestone Bridge a spirited fight occurred, in which the regiment lost 3 who were killed and several wounded. On August 29, 1862, Companies A and I of the 18th Ohio and Company D of the 9th Michigan were attacked by Forrest at the stockade near Manchester, Tennessee. The Confederates were soon retreated, losing about 100 men, without the loss of a man on the Federal side. At a critical moment at the Battle of Stone's River, the Regiment charged into the woods filled with Confederates and checked their advance. Upon the second day of the fight, General Rousseau ordered Colonel Stanley to take his brigade across the stream. It was a fearful thing to do, but the order was executed. An order to charge was given and the enemy ran, panic-stricken, leaving 4 pieces of artillery. In June, the Regiment accompanied the advance on Tullahoma and on September 11, at Dug Gap, it confronted Bragg's army.
In the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, on September 18-20, several brilliant charges were made by the Ohio 18th Infantry. This Battle is generally accepted as the second bloodiest engagement of the war. The Battle had gone on for two days. On the 20th, General Braxton Bragg planned for an attack to begin at dawn on the Confederate's right and continue southward, driving the Union troops away from Chattanooga. Because of several errors, by noon, disaster had engulfed the center and right wings of the Union army, sending many of the Union retreating northward to Chattanooga. A line was formed on Horseshoe Ridge. Although the Confederates continued to attack throughout the afternoon, they were not able to capture the position. Late in the afternoon, Major General George Thomas withdrew his forces from the battlefield back toward Chickamauga to the safety of a gap in Missionary Ridge. Chickamauga was an extremely costly battle for both armies. While it was considered a Confederate victory because they pushed the Union army back, Major General William Rosecrans achieved the capture of Chattanooga.
During the Battle of Chickamauga on September 20, Henry was struck by a shell fragment which blew away his left index finger. His pension files state that he had lost his grip in his left hand. The shattered bone resulting in the loss of 1/3 of the metacarpal bone affected the use of his thumb and long finger. His right arm was about an inch larger than his left arm because the left arm had shrank with the nerve damage. He continued to serve after his hand healed and his regiment was scattered through the state from Owensboro to the Cumberland Gap with the objective of guarding the Cumberland Gap. By this time, Henry was a Sergeant and was out with his troops in camp often. He was chilling and running a fever. He had caught typhoid fever and malaria in the swamps near Owensboro. This resulted in heart disease, enlarged spleen and disease of the stomach, liver and respiratory organs. Henry mustered out of the Ohio Infantry on 9 November 1864.
His pension file describes him as 5'11.5", weighing 144 pounds, fair complexion with blue eyes and brown hair.
Three months after leaving the Military, he married Eliza Jane Truitt on 14 February,1865 in Vournville, Ross County, Ohio. The marriage was performed by John Roberson and recorded at Chillichie OH. Eliza Jane was born on 19 June 1845 in Ross County, Ohio, and was the daughter of George and Abigail Applegate Truitt. He was the father of Henry Jonas Hayes, Mary Luella(Hayes) Helterbrand, Anna Laura (Hayes) Lybyer, John Weston Hayes, Josiah Crawford Hayes, Iva Alice Hayes, Willis Melvin Hayes and Ressa Jane (Hayes) Lamberson. The couple was counted in Texas County, Missouri in the 1870 U S Census, along with children Mary Luella and John Weston. Henry's brother, John Josiah and his wife, Mary, had been married in Douglas County, Missouri in 1860 and John had homesteaded land in Texas County in 1862. John went back to Ohio to enlist in the Civil War. It would seem that John, Henry and their families traveled to Missouri together in about 1865.
Henry joined the Union Army August 1861 as a private in Company A of the 18th Ohio Infantry. His older brother, John Josiah, enlisted also, almost three years later on 2 May 1864 in Company I of the 149th Ohio Infantry. This regiment was organized at Athens, from August 16 to September 28, 1861 to serve for three years. It mustered out November 9 because of three month expiration of the service term and the veterans and recruits consolidated with the 35th Ohio Infantry. The consolidated unit was designated the 18th Veteran Ohio Infantry. The 18th Veteran Regiment was organized October 31, 1861, by consolidation of the veterans and recruits of the 1st, 2nd, 18th, 24th and 35th Ohio Infantry. The regiment, 930 soldiers strong, moved into Kentucky and saw its first service in the occupation of Bowling Green. Next, they participated in a similar proceeding at Huntsville, Alabama. At Bridgeport, the Regiment was attacked by Scott's Confederate Cavalry, 600 men strong with 3 pieces of artillery, yet the enemy was held in check for 3 hours. At Limestone Bridge a spirited fight occurred, in which the regiment lost 3 who were killed and several wounded. On August 29, 1862, Companies A and I of the 18th Ohio and Company D of the 9th Michigan were attacked by Forrest at the stockade near Manchester, Tennessee. The Confederates were soon retreated, losing about 100 men, without the loss of a man on the Federal side. At a critical moment at the Battle of Stone's River, the Regiment charged into the woods filled with Confederates and checked their advance. Upon the second day of the fight, General Rousseau ordered Colonel Stanley to take his brigade across the stream. It was a fearful thing to do, but the order was executed. An order to charge was given and the enemy ran, panic-stricken, leaving 4 pieces of artillery. In June, the Regiment accompanied the advance on Tullahoma and on September 11, at Dug Gap, it confronted Bragg's army.
In the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, on September 18-20, several brilliant charges were made by the Ohio 18th Infantry. This Battle is generally accepted as the second bloodiest engagement of the war. The Battle had gone on for two days. On the 20th, General Braxton Bragg planned for an attack to begin at dawn on the Confederate's right and continue southward, driving the Union troops away from Chattanooga. Because of several errors, by noon, disaster had engulfed the center and right wings of the Union army, sending many of the Union retreating northward to Chattanooga. A line was formed on Horseshoe Ridge. Although the Confederates continued to attack throughout the afternoon, they were not able to capture the position. Late in the afternoon, Major General George Thomas withdrew his forces from the battlefield back toward Chickamauga to the safety of a gap in Missionary Ridge. Chickamauga was an extremely costly battle for both armies. While it was considered a Confederate victory because they pushed the Union army back, Major General William Rosecrans achieved the capture of Chattanooga.
During the Battle of Chickamauga on September 20, Henry was struck by a shell fragment which blew away his left index finger. His pension files state that he had lost his grip in his left hand. The shattered bone resulting in the loss of 1/3 of the metacarpal bone affected the use of his thumb and long finger. His right arm was about an inch larger than his left arm because the left arm had shrank with the nerve damage. He continued to serve after his hand healed and his regiment was scattered through the state from Owensboro to the Cumberland Gap with the objective of guarding the Cumberland Gap. By this time, Henry was a Sergeant and was out with his troops in camp often. He was chilling and running a fever. He had caught typhoid fever and malaria in the swamps near Owensboro. This resulted in heart disease, enlarged spleen and disease of the stomach, liver and respiratory organs. Henry mustered out of the Ohio Infantry on 9 November 1864.
His pension file describes him as 5'11.5", weighing 144 pounds, fair complexion with blue eyes and brown hair.
Three months after leaving the Military, he married Eliza Jane Truitt on 14 February,1865 in Vournville, Ross County, Ohio. The marriage was performed by John Roberson and recorded at Chillichie OH. Eliza Jane was born on 19 June 1845 in Ross County, Ohio, and was the daughter of George and Abigail Applegate Truitt. He was the father of Henry Jonas Hayes, Mary Luella(Hayes) Helterbrand, Anna Laura (Hayes) Lybyer, John Weston Hayes, Josiah Crawford Hayes, Iva Alice Hayes, Willis Melvin Hayes and Ressa Jane (Hayes) Lamberson. The couple was counted in Texas County, Missouri in the 1870 U S Census, along with children Mary Luella and John Weston. Henry's brother, John Josiah and his wife, Mary, had been married in Douglas County, Missouri in 1860 and John had homesteaded land in Texas County in 1862. John went back to Ohio to enlist in the Civil War. It would seem that John, Henry and their families traveled to Missouri together in about 1865.
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