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Yes, he served from 1861-1863.
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∙ 6y agoJames Garfield was a Brigade Commander at Shiloh. Later at the Battle of Chicakmauga he was General Rosencrans' Chief of Staff. In 1881 he was elected as the 20th US president. He was assassinated a few months later. He was the second US president to be assassinated.
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∙ 9y agoJames Garfield entered the union army in August of 1861 as a lieutenant colonel. In November, 1816 he was made a full colonel. In January ,1862 he was promoted to brigadier general and in Sept. 18,1893 was made a major general. He resigned from the army in December, 1863, to take his seat in Congress, having been elected in Nov. 1862.
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Did James Garfield favor the stalwarts or the reformers?
He favored the reformers because of their stance on the civil service reform. Garfield thought that civil service reform was necessary in the American government during his presidency.
What future us president served in the us civil war battle of middle creek?
James Garfield.
What was not a military union military advantage during the civil war?
superior generals
What event changed republican party position on civil service reform?
The Assassination of President James Garfield
What were the women left to do in the north and south during the civil war?
They served as volunteer nurses in military hospitals during the civil war.
Was president Garfield's term before or after the civil war?
James Garfield was elected in 1880, 15 years after the Civil War ended. He was a major general in the Civil War and his military recorded helped him get elected.
Did James Garfield favor the stalwarts or the reformers?
He favored the reformers because of their stance on the civil service reform. Garfield thought that civil service reform was necessary in the American government during his presidency.
How many future presidents served in the military during the civil war?
I count five: Grant, Hayes, Garfield, B. Harrison and McKinley.
How did President James Garfield try to limit the spoil system?
James Garfield tries to limt the spoils system by reforming civil service.
People who influenced James Garfield?
Some people who influenced James Garfield were his mother, Eliza Garfield, who valued education and instilled a strong work ethic in him, and his college mentor, William Rainey Harper, who encouraged Garfield to pursue higher education and a career in public service. Additionally, Garfield was influenced by his experiences as a Union Army general during the Civil War, which shaped his views on leadership and government.
Whose death led to the pendleton civil service act?
James A. Garfield
What was an accomplishment or failure of James A. Garfield while he was president?
Accomplishment: Civil service reforms
The assassination of James Garfield helped create support for what?
The Pendelton Civil Service Act.
Was James Garfield the first southerner to be elected president since the Civil War?
No, he was born in Ohio, a northern state. The first southerner president after the Civil War is Woodrow Wilson.
Why is James Garfield important to American history?
He was a civil war general, and the 20th US president
What event changed the republican party's on civil service reform?
The Assassination of President James Garfield
What event changed the Republican Party's position on civil service?
The Assassination of President James Garfield
