Historedia
Episode 2 of 3

Death

When
September 19, 1881
Where
Elberon, New Jersey
Part of
Assassination of James A. Garfield: shot by Charles J. Guiteau in Washington, D.C.

Garfield died on September 19, 1881, in Elberon, New Jersey, from septic shock resulting from the shooting.

Garfield succumbed to septic shock, sepsis, bronchial pneumonia, and a ruptured spleen at 10:35 pm on September 19, 1881. His body was later laid in state in the Capitol Rotunda.

Sources

  1. Assassination of James A. Garfield Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04
  2. James A. Garfield Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06

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