President Garfield Assassinated-ME-Mishael Theis

On July 2, 1881, President Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau twice, once in the arm and once in the back. He was boarding a train that was to take him from Washington D.C. to Massachusetts, Guiteau stepped out of the shadows and opened fire. Garfield died on September 19, 1881 from the gunshot wounds.

Guiteau was one of many people who tried convincing Garfield to give him a government job, since Garfield had that authority. However, Garfield did not believe that it was fair to give someone a job just because they were a friend (Guiteau was more of an acquaintance). Guiteau was angry about this, and after he "received a vision from god", he decided to kill the President. 

                         President James Garfield                                                 Charles Guiteau