jul 2, 1881 - Charles J. Guiteau, a deranged lawyer who supported the Stalwart faction of the Republican party, shoots President Garfield. The attack occurred at a Washington DC train station. Garfield lingers in gradually declining health for two months at the White House. In early September he is moved to the Jersey shore, to the village of Elberon
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