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James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two and a half months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president.
Charles Julius Guiteau ( / ɡɪˈtoʊ / ghih-TOH; September 8, 1841 – June 30, 1882) was an American who assassinated James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, in 1881. Guiteau falsely believed he had played a major role in Garfield's election victory, for which he should have been rewarded with a consulship.
The British Bull Dog was a popular type of solid-frame pocket revolver introduced by Philip Webley & Son of Birmingham, England, in 1872, and subsequently copied by gunmakers in continental Europe and the United States. [ 1] It featured a 2.5-inch (64 mm) barrel and was chambered for .442 Webley or .450 Adams cartridges, with a five-round cylinder.
Battle of Chickamauga. James Abram Garfield(November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was an American politician who served as the 20th president of the United Statesfrom March 1881 until his assassinationin September that year. A preacher, lawyer, and Civil Wargeneral, Garfield served nine terms in the United States House of Representativesand ...
New Show Focuses on Garfield's Assassination Bettmann ... Garfield survived the attack, but became the object of bitter, behind-the-scenes struggles for power—over his administration, over the ...
Mother America escaped an assassination attempt on its democratic values on July 13, ... James Garfield, William McKinley, John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy. ... Gun violence is no ...
Writing a book about James Garfield is no easy task. The 20th president who served the second shortest amount of time in the White House is popularly known more for his assassination than what he ...
I am going to the Lordy at Wikisource. "I Am Going to the Lordy", alternatively titled "Simplicity", is a poem written by Charles J. Guiteau, the assassin of U.S. President James A. Garfield. He wrote it on June 30, 1882, the morning of his execution. He read it at the gallows . "I Am Going to the Lordy" was used as a base for the song "The ...