James A. Garfield autopsy documents, 1881-1882.
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Bliss, Doctor Willard, 1825-1889
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Doctor Willard Bliss (b. August 18, 1825, Brutus, New York–d. February 21, 1889, Washington, D.C.) was an American physician. Bliss studied at Cleveland Medical College. During the Civil War, Bliss was a surgeon with the Third Michigan Infantry and later became superintendent at Washington D.C.'s Armory Square Hospital; he continued to practice in the city after the war had ended. Bliss was expelled from the District of Columbia Medical Society for his support of homeopathy and his opposition t...
Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881
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James Garfield, twentieth President of the United States, was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in 1831. After embarking on an academic career, he joined the Ohio volunteer infantry regiment, and in 1863 was appointed Major General in the same regiment. He served as a member of the U. S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1880, when he was elected President. His inauguration took place on March 4, 1881, but his term of office was unfortunately brought to an abrupt end with his assassination by C...
