National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-06-10

academy, where she WAS pupil. The mirriage
WAS ono purely Of love. aud much of tho hus-
banda prosperity in life has been duo to tile
quiet innuunce of the wife. lie purchased a
little cottage, fronting on the college campus,
and they began their wodded life, poor and
in debt but with brave hearts. Mrs Garfield
Ia quiet, thoughtful and refined woman, fond
of reading and study, and OF warm heart.
Two years aftor his p;arriage the political
life of General Garfield began. His scr
mons had attracted attention to him,
and ~ 1850 he was brought forward by the
r.nti-slavory people Of Portage and summit
counties as their candidate for state senator.
He was elected by q largo majority, and,
young as he was, he at once took high rank IN
the Ohio Legislature rs man unusually we'll
informed on the subjects of legislation and eff
lective and powerful In debate. Ho seemed al
ways prepared to speak, aud always spoke iln'
emily and well. When the secession of the
southern states began Mr.. Garlcld's course was
manly and outspoken, and he was among tho
foremost to maintain the right Of the national
government to coorce socodod states Whom
the time came for appointing tho officers for
the Ohio troops, the legislature was still in scs-
sion, aud Garfield ut once avowod his intention
Of entering the service.
General Garfield's military career was not of
a nature to subject him to trials on large
scale. lie was appointed colonel of the Forty
second Ohio regiment by Governor Deunison,
August H. 1861, but II was not until Dcccm'
Der II that orders for the field were received
The regiment was then sent to CdtlettsburR,
KY, and Colonel Garfield was ordered to ro'
port to General Buell. in person That officer
assigncd him TO the command of tho Seven
teenth brigade, and ordered him TO drive the
rebel forces under Humphrey Maishall out of
tho Sandy valley, in eJstorn Kentucky.
Tho untried colonel Of the raw Forty second
Ohio undertook this task, and on his success
the whole army of the department depended.
Marshall had under his command nearly
5000 men, and TO attack him Colonel Gar
field had four regiments of infantry and eight
companies OF cavalry. On the 9th of January,
1862, Colonel Garfield advanced upon Mar
shalls new position aud his troops were rap
idly pushing forward in the fast.gatherng
darkness when Marshall abandoned his posi-
tion, fired his camp equipago aud stores, and
began u retreat, which WAS not ondcd until he
had reached Abingdon, Va. This operation in
the Sandy valley was conducted with such
energy and skill as TO receive tho special COM
mendation Of tho commanding general and
the government, and Colonel Garfield was
made brigadier general in acknowledgment Of
his services On his arrival ut Louisville, the
army of the Ohio was already beyond Nash.
Vile, on its march to aid Grant At Pittsbnrg
Landing. General Garfield hastened after it,
assumed command of tho Twentieth brigade,
and reached the field Of Pittsburg Landing on
the second day Of the battle, participating in
its closing scenes
His old malady, fever and ague, contracted
in the days of his tow-patl service, was aggra-
waited in the malarious climate of the SOUTH
and General Garfield was sent home on sick
leave about the 1st Of August, 1862 remain.
ing until January, 1853, whom ho was ordered
10 join General Rosocrans rs chief OF staff. In
. hn
career closed. From the day of his appoint
mont ho became tho intimate associate and
confidential advisor of the chief, aud bore u
prominent part in all the campaigns in mid.
die Tennessee in tho spring and summer of
1863. His last conspicuous military. service
WIS at the battle of ChckamnuGa, September
10 aud 90, 1868, and for his bravery aod gen
cralship in that engagement he was promoted
to the rank of major-genoral.
At this point the military ca reer Of General
Garfield practically came to an end. In 1862
while absent with the army, and without solici-
tation on his part, he had been elected 70
con gresi from the old Giddings district (tho
l9th,) In which he resided, gnl beliovi nG that
his path of usefulness lay in tho direction to
which his constituents pointed, he resigned
his commission December 5, 1868, and entered
upon the duties ofa statosman's life. Ia congress
ho st onco took u high rank, and from his nd
present time he has been an active, energetic,
hard worker. He first served on the com
olittee OH military affairs where, by his ac-
tivity, industry, and familiarity with tho
wants of tho army, he did as signal service rs
ho could have done in the field. lie soon
became known as n powerful speaker, re-
markably ready, and always effective in
debate while in tho committee he proved
himself an invaluable worker. His party
rouom inatod him by accamation on the
expira ton OF his term, aud on his re-
turn to the house lie was given leading
place on its leading committee--on ways and
means. Here he soon rose TO great Influence.
lie studied the whole range of financial qucs-
tions with tho asSiduity of his college days, So
that ho is looked upon to-day rs ono of tho
sbest Of orr national hnanciors. He stood BY
his party, and his party stool by him, re'clect-
ing him successfully to the thrty'nnth,
fourteth, fOrty.frst, ioriy.second forty.
third, forty. fourth fOurty.iifth, and forty.
sixth congresses During these several terms
he has served rs the chairman of the commit
tee on military affairs, of the committee on
banking and currency, and of the appro-
priatioDs cOnmlttcce, Tho last craftsmanship
he held until 1910, when the democrats came
into power. Two years later when James q,
blaine went TO the senate, General Garfield
becSne by common consent tho republican
lender In tho house, II position which he has
ever since, In January last he
was elected to tho senate to fiji tho seat Of
Allen C. Thurman, who rotires on the 4th Of
next march. He received tho unanimous voto
Of tho republican caucus for this position M
honor never conferred before on any man by
any party in the state OF Ohio.
a Lady Knocked Down at Her own Dnor.
Mis-. Bertha Hoffman, living at No. 1895 T.
street southeast, while coming up T. street in
the direGton of her hOusc, about 10 o'clock
list might, WAS AnproNchel by q colorel man.