Talk:Alexander Hays

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The link to Lawrenceville, PA in the article is incorrect. It links to Lawrenceville, PA in Tioga County. Alleghney Cememtry is in Lawrenceville, PA- a section of Pittsburgh, PA

Alexander Hays and US Grant
The article states that US Grant visited Alexander Hays' grave, and the footnote [6] cites a website called "Wayback" which says the year was 1864,when Grant was campaigning for president. "In 1864, when his longtime friend General U.S. Grant campaigned for the presidency of the United States in Pittsburgh, he asked to be driven to Hays' grave. Newspaper reports of the event described Grant's solemn tears." This cannot be. Grant was still fighting the Civil War in 1864. Lee did not surrender to Grant until 1865. Grant was president from 1869 to 1877. There is a mistake somewhere!


 * I agree that the Cemetery website has an error. They probably meant 1868. But since we do not control that website and the error is not repeated in the Wikipedia article itself, there is not much to do about it. Hal Jespersen (talk) 15:17, 4 July 2013 (UTC)