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The Life and Legacy of James A. Garfield: A Portrait of a Remarkable Leader

James A. Garfield, born in 1831 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, overcame great obstacles, including becoming fatherless at age two. He worked as a canal boat driver to fund his education, graduating from Williams College in 1856 before returning to his roots as president of Hiram College. A staunch Republican, Garfield was elected to the Ohio Senate in 1859, advocating for the Union during the Civil War. His military leadership shone during the battle at Middle Creek, Kentucky, where he led his brigade to victory, ultimately rising to the rank of major general.

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The Life and Legacy of James A. Garfield: A Portrait of a Remarkable Leader

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  1. April Wyatt Presents James A. Garfield 1881

  2. James Garfield • He was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in 1831. Fatherless at two, he later drove canal boat teams, somehow earning enough money for an education. He was graduated from Williams College in Massachusetts in 1856, and he returned to the Western Reserve Eclectic Institute (later Hiram College) in Ohio as a classics professor. Within a year he was made its president.

  3. James Garfield • Garfield was elected to the Ohio Senate in 1859 as a Republican. During the secession crisis, he advocated coercing the seceding states back into the Union.

  4. James Garfield • In 1862, when Union military victories had been few, he successfully led a brigade at Middle Creek, Kentucky, against Confederate troops. At 31, Garfield became a brigadier general, two years later a major general of volunteers.

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