The future US president commanded troops of the 42nd Ohio Volunteer Regiment beginning in late 1861, under General Don Carlos Buell. In 1862 he fell ill, but returned to serve for nearly a year as chief of staff to General William Rosecrans, famously avoiding more Union losses at the Battle of Chickamauga (Sept. 19-20, 1863). After a promotion to Major General, Garfield left the Army to resume the House seat to which he had been elected in 1862.
James A. Garfield was killed during the first year of his presidency.
James A. Garfield was born on November 19, 1831 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
yes untell his 4 year
yes untell his 4 year
No, Garfield the cat was not named after President Garfield. The comic strip character Garfield was created by Jim Davis in 1978, while President James A. Garfield served as the 20th President of the United States from 1881 until his assassination later that year. There is no direct connection between the two.
He was shot in July 1881 and died in September of that year.
The 20th President of the United States was James A. Garfield from March 4, 1881 to September 19, 1881
James Garfield
US President James A. Garfield was inaugurated in March of 1881. He was assassinated after serving only 5 months in office.
Garfield died in September of his first year in office. He did not have time to give his first state of the union speech.
That's correct. Garfield took office in March of 1881, was shot in July, and eventually died of his wounds in September.
James Garfield was president in the year 1881