Born:		Saturday, November 19, 1831 Cuyahoga Cty OH
Died:		Monday, September 19, 1881 Elberon NJ
Buried:		Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Plot:		Section 15
20th US President. A self-taught man, Garfield became a professor of dead languages and fought in the Civil War. Head of the republican party and a representative of Ohio, Garfield was elected president in 1880. He was assassinated in 1881 by Charles Guiteau. The portion of his spine through which the fatal bullet passed is on permanent storage at the National Museum of Health and Medicine. Cause of death: Assassinated Pre-War Profession Farm worker, teacher, lawyer, politician. War Service August 1861 helped recruit 42nd Ohio - Lt. Col., November 1861 Col., served in Kentucky, January 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 20th Brigade/6th Division at Shiloh, advance on Corinth, chief of staff to Rosecrans, Chickamauga, September 1863 promoted Maj. Gen. of Volunteers, elected to Congress. Post War Career US congressman, US President.