James A. Garfield Monument

The James A. Garfield Monument is a memorial to and final resting place of James Garfield, the 20th President, located in Cleveland Ohio. Garfield was born into poverty in Ohio, and worked hard to earn enough money to attend College. he became a lawyer and Ohio state senator, he joined the Union Army during the civil war and was promoted to Brigadier General, and was elected to Congress and served 9 terms there, fighting for civil rights laws. during the 1880 election, he gave a speech endorsing U.S. Grant for president but the speech was so good that Garfield was nominated instead. he hesitatingly accepted the nomination and won the election. sadly, after only 4 months in office he was shot by Charles Guiteau on July 2 1881. the wounded president lingered for 80 days, after his wounds got infected. he finally died on Sep. 20 1881, after only 6 months as president. the tomb was completed in 1890, and Mrs. Garfield joined James in the tomb in 1918. NOTE: the museum included isn't real