Rutherford B. Hayes was the 19th President of the United States, serving from 1877 to 1881, and is best known for overseeing the End of Reconstruction and restoring some degree of National Unity after the divisive Civil War. His presidency is often remembered for the Compromise Of 1877, which resolved the Disputed 1876 election and led to the Withdrawal of federal troops from the South, effectively ending efforts to enforce Civil rights for African Americans during that era.