You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.

Category: U.S. MILITARY HISTORY 
Clue: This general commanded the first official American force to fight on the European continent
john pershing

Category: PRESIDENTIAL PETS 
Clue: As a warning to Congress, president James Garfield named his dog this
veto

Category: BIBLICAL NAMES 
Clue: The name of this rebellious young man of the Old Testament can be translated from the Hebrew as "father of peace"

absalom