Original upload date: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Mon, 15 Nov 2021 00:17:21 GMT
James A. Garfield is often remembered largely for his tragic assassination. However, the path that would ultimately lead to this conclusion was far from obvious. From his humble origins in Orange Town
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ship, to his Civil War career, to his meteoric rise to the presidency, to his funeral on Cleveland’s Public Square, there is a lot more behind the “man from Mentor” than is commonly known.
Video and Narration:
Tommaso Solomon
With Assistance From:
Timothy M. Daley, Executive Director
Cuyahoga County Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument
Music:
Seeker
By Kai Engel
Free Music Archive: Kai Engel - Seeker
(CC BY 4.0)
Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International — CC BY 4.0
[Volume Changes, Fade, & Reverb Added]
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In Memoriam: Garfield’s Funeral March (1881)
By John Philip Sousa
Performed By the United States Marine Band
In Memoriam (President Garfield's Funeral March)
Images:
The Library of Congress
Cleveland Public Library
New York Public Library
National Parks Service
Wikimedia Commons
The Cleveland Leader
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Monument Staff
