James Abram Garfield was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his death in September that year after being shot in July. A preacher, lawyer, and Civil War general, Garfield served nine terms in the United States House of Representatives and is the only sitting member of the House to be elected president. Before he ran for president, the Ohio General Assembly had elected him to the U.S. Senate, a position he declined upon becoming president-elect.
Georges Creek, December 26, 1861. I arrived here last night with 900 men. Twenty-five hundred rebels are at Paintsville, 18 miles distant, with four guns. They are fortifying. The Fourteenth…
Georges Creek, December 26, 1861. Str: I advanced from Louisa on the 23d instant, with nine companies of the Forty-second Ohio, three companies of the Fourteenth Kentucky, and Major McLaughlinâs…
HEADQUARTERS EIGHTEENTH BRIGADE, Georges Creek, December 26, 1861. I arrived here last night with 900 men. Twenty-five hundred rebels are at Paintsville, 18 miles distant, with four guns. They are…
HEADQUARTERS EIGHTEENTH BRIGADE, Georges Creek, December 26, 1861. Sir: I advanced from Louisa on the 23d instant, with nine companies of the Forty-second Ohio, three companies of the Fourteenth Kentucky,…
HEADQUARTERS EIGHTEENTH BRIGADE, Georges Creek, December 26, 1861. I arrived here last night with 900 men. Twenty-five hundred rebels are at Paintsville, 18 miles distant, with four guns. They are…
HEADQUARTERS EIGHTEENTH BRIGADE, Tons CELER, January 3, 1862. Col JONATHAN CRANOR, — – ; 4 Commanding Forticth Ohio Volunteers : DEAR SIR: My messenger, who was sent to you, did…
Camp Pardee, January 4, 1862. DEAR SIR: Shortly after the date of my last report to you, of December 26, I received intelligence that the enemy had retreated to a…
HEADQUARTERS EIGHTEENTH DRIGADE, Camp Pardee, January 4, 1862. DEAR SIR: Shortly after the date of my last report to you, of December 26, I received intelligence that the enemy had…
Camp Pardee, January 5, 1862. Maj. J. J. HOFFMAN, Commanding Squadron Second Virginia Cavalry: DEAR SIR: Your messenger has just arrived (11 o’clock p. m.) with your letter, inclosing a…
HEADQUARTERS EIGHTEENTH BRIGADE, Camp Pardee, January 5, 1862. Brig. Gen. J. D. Cox, Commanding Division of Kanawha: DEAR SIR: I am now within 5 miles of Paintsville. The main force…
HEADQUARTERS EIGHTEENTH BRIGADE, Camp Pardee, January 5, 1862. Capt. JAcoB HEATON, Acting Assistant Commissary Subsistence : DEAR SIR: My messenger has just returned, bringing your dispatches.* I am exceedingly grateful…
HEADQUARTERS EIGHTEENTH BRIGADE, Camp Pardee, January 5, 1862. Maj. J. J. HOFFMAN, Commanding Squadron Second Virginia Cavalry: DEAR SIR: Your messenger has just arrived (11 o’clock p. m.) with your…
HEADQUARTERS EIGHTEENTH BRIGADE, Mouth of Muddy Branch, January 6, 1862. Major McLAUGHLIN, Commanding Squadron Cavalry: DEAR SiR: Information has just been received that the enemy has broken up his camp…
Paintsville, Ky., January 8, 1862. DEAR SIR: On Sunday, January 5, I drove in several small scouting parties of the enemy, killing 1 of them. On Monday, January 6, I…
HEADQUARTERS EIGHTEENTH BRIGADE, Paintsville, Ky., January 8, 1862. DEAR SIR: On Sunday, January 5, I drove in several small scouting parties of the enemy, killing 1 of them. On Monday,…
Camp Buell, Paintsville, January 14, 1862. DEAR SIR: At the date of my last report (January 8) I was preparing to pursue the enemy. The transportation of my stores from…
HEADQUARTERS EIGHTEENTH BRIGADE, Camp Buell, Paintsville, January 14, 1862. DEAR SIR: At the date of my last report (January 8) I was preparing to pursue the enemy. The transportation of…
Paintsville, Ky., January 16, 1862. Citizens of the Sandy Valley: I have come among you to restore the honor of the Union, and to bring back the old banner which…
HEADQUARTERS EIGHTEENTH BRIGADE, Paintsville, Ky., January 16, 1862. Citizens of the Sandy Valley: I have come among you to restore the honor of the Union, and to bring back the…
Camp Buell, Paintsville, Ky., January 17, 1862. DEAR SIR: In my last report to you reasons were given why I did not move forward to Prestonburg with my whole force.…
HEADQUARTERS EIGHTEENTH BRIGADE, Camp Buell, Paintsville, Ky., January 17, 1862. DEAR SIR: In my last report to you reasons were given why I did not move forward to Prestonburg with…
Camp Buell, Paintsville, Ky., January 30, 1862. Sir: On the 24th instant I sent out two detachments, one of 150 infantry, which has just returned from the headwaters of Little…
HEADQUARTERS EIGHTEENTH BRIGADE, Camp Buell, Paintsville, Ky., January 30, 1862. Sir: On the 24th instant I sent out two detachments, one of 150 infantry, which has just returned from the…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Bolivar, August 23, 1863. Maj. F. 8. Bonp, Aide-de-Camp: What pioneers do you have reference to in constructing the bridges and flat-boats at Jasper ? Very…