As the 19th President of the United States (1877-1881),Rutherford B. Hayes oversaw the end of Reconstruction, began the efforts that led to civil service reform, and attempted to reconcile the divisions left over from the Civil War. read more
The 19th President of the U.S. who oversaw the end of the Reconstruction era and the entry into the Second Industrial Revolution. Reconstruction The period of time 1863-1877 after the civil war in which the southern United States was rebuilt after the Confederate loss is known as the Reconstruction Era. read more