James Garfield Tomb

[Anita]

So little is taught about Garfield. All many history students know is that he was assassinated. Not only was he in the wrong place at the wrong time but he was unlucky twice. Attending Dr. Bliss (ignorance is Bliss) most likely caused Garfield's death. I knew Robert Lincoln witnessed the shooting but what I didn't know is he called for Dr.Bliss. "How did Bliss position himself above everyone else after President Garfield’s shooting sixteen years later, in July 1881? Dr. Smith Townsend was the first doctor to arrive on the scene after the shooting, followed by Dr. Charles Purvis. While these doctors were treating the President, Secretary of War Robert Todd Lincoln, just forty or so feet away from Garfield when assassin Charles Guiteau attacked, called for Dr. Bliss. Historical evidence suggests Robert Todd Lincoln also knew of the childhood connection between Garfield and Bliss. Whether it was that connection or his service at the Armory and at Lincoln’s deathbed that led him to call for Bliss, Robert Lincoln’s decision would have lasting effects on history." https://garfieldnps.wordpress.com/tag/dr-willard-bliss/