The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-07-30
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Cen. james 4. Garfield WAS born in
Orange, Cuyahoga County. Ohio. shout
II miles from Cleveland. Nov. 70. 1881.
Ills parents were both Of New. England
extraction. His father. Abfam Gar.
fcld. was born in Otsego county, \. Y,
bat his family had lived in Massaclu-
sets for generations. Ills mothers
maiden uamc was Eliza Bai!eu. and she
was niece of the Rev. Hosea Ballou,
a noted Cnisersalist clergyman Of New
Hampshire. in which State she was
born. James WAS lbs youngest Of -four
sons. uud his father died in 1898, ieav.
ing lis children dependent solely on
ti.eir mother James worked on the
farm for several years, and th,-n worked
awLilo ~ earpeuteIing. hgt failing IL
that lie bee4pne d.sver On ;Ise Ohio
Cansl when lie was only seventeen.
His b;ograpiers auy thnt bg his care
snd attention. 10 busiSess hes waa sF-on
promoted to tho position of pilot. lie
sailed en- the faging canal for about
e5sitssea motsiis, aad tben eoncla.lei
20 Lecomr 81 suiior On the l.akes bat an
attack Of eJfe put him ont of the mo-
tion and drove hint back 10 his home.
lie shook far about three months
sad then beGug teo weak to make full
hand Oh The canal. be concluded 20 -
to College. and he aud shtee others en-
tered Chester Acadrmy ,ot having y
great anoant of rsady iaonrv ihsy
.'ba,cheei." a. great mary students DO
Al nearly ali coiiesee. anil on Saturdays
worked sfouud NJ old jobs
Ia 1851 he entered Hiram t0hio)
Ec'ec,ic Institute. and in 1855 he went
into the Junior class ~ William Col
legs IA Massachusetts,. lie exhibited
considerable pluci. in studying. ard il
1856, when - years Of age, ertiinaira
He then obtainel position rs Pc
frssor ii Latin and Greek Ia tI,c olsl
E-leetic Ipstils.,a which he had iormcr.
Il attended, anl after the frat year was
made President While attending this
institution several years before, be had
joinel the religious denomination
kno,gn rs "Fhe Campbellites. which
bad. control of It; and while President
he not only taught and lectnred, bal
preachol.
lie was married in lsj6, and in lS5s
was elected State Senator by tie anti
Slavery party Of Por5agc aud Summit
counties.
His biographers say that his military
career twas not Of nature TO subject
him to trials ON large scale" This i.
true. Being man Of some note in bis
neighborhood he, through the influence
Of some political friends, obtained the
Colonelcy OF the 42d Ohio Regiment il
he summer Of 1861, bat for so;ae cause
did not go into service until aiong ii
December. At that time Gen. Buei
ordered him to advance against Hum
| phrey Marshal, who then occupied tht
Sandy Valley, in Eastern Kentucky
He made the advance and his adversary
retreated and abandoned the vallej
altogether without entering into am
engagement On account Of this blood
less campaign Garfield was made
Brisadier General. lie then ioine,
/ the .srnY ~ tita .i} at PittsburI
! l-anatfg aud WIS PIT in command o
the Is entieth Brigade and participate
/ IN tho closing scenes Of that battle, Il
August of 1869 he wac taken down witt
the ague, and going home RENAME,
there until the spring Of 1868. jus
before he was taken gick he was nomi
mated by his old district for Congress
and It seems that between chills he mad
a pretty thorough campaign, being o.
the stump until after the October elec
tion, and gaining the day eYer his con
petitar BY good majority. lie wen
back TO the army in the followiH
Spring and was made Chief of Sta
under Gen. Rosecrans, and served il
that position until sept, Goth ef tha
year when lie resigned his position to 2
to Congress. Ills last conspicuous SCI
vice in the army was ia carrying crdei
over the field Of chickamange, {.
which be was made a Major GeHera
At tie time be resigned be was s
verely criticised for leaving ths arm,
and in TACT MS Conduct did not loo
well when compared with that Of Pres
dent Hayes under similar circumstances
Hayes was nominated for Congress an
when asked 10 come home he did n
take the ague ard get leave Of a
sanca. Int sent home the f,liariF