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
The Second Maiden's Tragedy Sophronia can be viewed as an influence to the plot line of "The Second Maiden's Tragedy". She can be seen as an influence due to her similarity to Lady, who kills herself after the Tyrant orders guards to take her and bring her to him. Sophronia also commits suicide, stabbing herself, when an emperor, Maxentius, sends messengers.This influence is plausible because the story and events of Sophronia's death was well known during the time period that the play was written. The death of the character Lady in "The Second Maiden's Tragedy" can be seen as a parallel to the death