Guarding the President's Body

Guarding the President's Body
As in the case of Abraham Lincoln following his assassination, President Garfield's body was likewise protected from unwanted intrusions. This image shows a group of soldiers guarding Garfield's tomb in Lake View Cemetery shortly after his death in 1881. The Garfield Memorial was not completed until 1890. | Source: Cleveland Memory Project, Cleveland State University Library Special Collections
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