Painting [realia] : Phillip Kershner. 1874.
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United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 16th (1861-1864)
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Born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, James Abram Garfield (1831-1881) was the youngest of five children. Garfield's father died when he was two, leaving his family poverty-stricken. As a teenager, Garfield worked on a canal boat. He attended the Western Reserve Eclectic Institute (now Hiram College), then went to Williams College before returning to Hiram to teach at the institute. Garfield married Lucretia Rudolph (1832-1918) in 1858. Garfield became a lieutenant colonel in the 42nd Ohio Volunteer In...