Presidents of the United States on U.S. postage stamps back several Confederate advances. During his military service he was wounded on five separate incidents. James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831September 19, 1881) was the 20th President of the United States. An assassin's bullet ended his life and presidency and cut his time in office after serving only 200 days. He had a distinguished military background. Garfield served in the United States Army as a Major General, as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and as a member of the highly controversial Electoral Commission of 1876. He was the second U.S. President to be assassinated. Garfield was the
Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada in Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" was also in the Second Empire style, as was the decaying house in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life". There were positive representations as well, however: the nostalgic film "Meet Me in St. Louis" features a large Second Empire mansion beloved by the family. In the latter part of the 20th century with the rise of the preservation movement, there has been a reevaluation of Second Empire houses and many have chosen to renovate rather than destroy Second Empire properties. Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada Second Empire, in the United States and