In Memoriam: President Garfield's Funeral March In Memoriam: President Garfield's Funeral March "In Memoriam: President Garfield's Funeral March" is a funeral dirge composed by John Philip Sousa in 1881, while serving as director of "the President's Own" United States Marine Band, for the state funeral of President of the United States James Garfield. It was debuted during the committal of Garfield's remains and, 51 years later, was performed at Sousa's own funeral by the Marine Band. It is one of only two compositions Sousa dedicated to an American president, both of which were made to Garfield. On July 2, 1881 at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1881 William Mycroft took most wickets. Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1881 Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1881 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ten years. The team played nine first class matches and won two of them By 1881 Derbyshire had become established in the county cricket circuit and played eight county games, two each against Lancashire, Kent, Sussex and Yorkshire. Derbyshire won one game against each of Sussex and Kent. They also had a match against MCC which was lost. The captain for the year was Robert Smith in his fifth year