Editing Stanley Matthews (judge) (section)

==Military service==
At the outbreak of the [[American Civil War]], Matthews resigned as U.S. Attorney and accepted a commission as [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|lieutenant colonel]] with the [[23rd Ohio Infantry Regiment]] of the [[Union army|Union Army]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=November 30, 2024 |title=Thomas Stanley Matthews: Hall of Fame Class of 1994 |url=https://dvs.ohio.gov/hall-of-fame/honorees/hof-honorees/Thomas+Stanley+Matthews |access-date=November 30, 2024 |website=Ohio Department of Veteran Services}}</ref> His superior officers included [[William Rosecrans|Colonel William S. Rosecrans]] and [[Rutherford B. Hayes|Major Rutherford B. Hayes]], who would later become [[President of the United States]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Presidents and Politicians: The 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/presidents-and-politicians-the-23rd-ohio-volunteer-infantry.htm |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Twenty-Third Ohio Infantry |url=https://usgenwebsites.org/OHLake/military/civil/23ohinf.html |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=usgenwebsites.org}}</ref> The regiment also included future [[William McKinley|President William McKinley]], who served as a [[Private (rank)|private]] and later rose to the rank of [[Major (United States)|major]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

Matthews served with the 23rd Ohio Infantry during the early campaigns in West Virginia and fought at the [[Battle of Carnifex Ferry]] on September 10, 1861.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment |url=https://civilwarintheeast.com/us-regiments-batteries/ohio/23rd-ohio-infantry/ |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=The Civil War in the East |language=en-US}}</ref> But Matthews did not enjoy the respect of his troops, and within a year he resigned from the 23rd Ohio Infantry.<ref name=":1" />

After leaving the 23rd Ohio Infantry, Matthews was appointed [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]] of the [[51st Ohio Infantry Regiment]] in 1862.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Battle of Carnifex Ferry |url=http://archive.wvculture.org/history/civilwar/carnifex01.html |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=archive.wvculture.org}}</ref> He commanded a brigade in the [[Army of the Ohio]], which later became known as the [[Army of the Cumberland]].<ref name=":0" />