James A. Garfield
The 20th president, James A. Garfield was the sole sitting member of the United States House of Representatives who was elected president. He was on the Union side during the American Civil War as a major general and he fought in quite a number of battles such as Chickamauga, Middle Creek, and Shiloh. During his presidency from March 4, 1881 until September 19, 1881, he accomplished a lot of admirable things like getting rid of corruption in the postal service and improving the navy. Aside from advocating the universal education systems, Garfield was also concerned with civil rights and appointed a number of African Americans such as Fredrick Douglass to well-known positions in the government, but because of the July 1881 assassination attempt, he suffered from multiple infections and his term was cut short.
James A. Garfield
Garfield’s Assassination
The 20th president of the United States, James Garfield was shot by Charles J. Guiteau at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington D.C. The president had only been in power for four months at the time of the shooting. He survived the initial attack, but would die later due to complications.
Garfields Assassination
