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For love of country, they accepted death.

James A. Garfield

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James A. Garfield
Age: 49 †
Born: 1831
Born: November 19
Died: 1881
Died: September 19
20Th U.S. President
Lawyer
Military Officer
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Statesperson
James Abram Garfield
James Garfield
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