Tag Archives: the assassination of Garfield

Chester Alan Arthur’s Deadly Secret

Posted on January 20, 2025 by Feather Foster

The Private Chester Alan Arthur Most of our Presidents were unquestionably ambitious for the office. Some more than others. But Chester Alan Arthur (1829-86), Vermont-born and upstate New York raised, was never interested in elected office. His ambitions lay in … Continue reading →

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POTUS Chet Arthur: Private Civil Rights Advocate

Posted on September 18, 2023 by Feather Foster

Chester Alan Arthur, 21st President, was one of our most private Presidents. The Making of a Private Man Chester Alan Arthur (1829-1886) was born in Vermont, and raised in upstate New York. His father a farmer-minister, was far from cosmopolitan. … Continue reading →

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Surgeon Joseph K. Barnes: Epic History

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Feather Foster

Surgeon Generals are seldom associated with mega-events. The Surgeon General More than 200 years ago, the US Army created the position of Surgeon General, the ranking doctor of public health.  By the time of the US Civil War, the position … Continue reading →

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An Assassin in Utopia: A Book Review

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Feather Foster

An Assassin in Utopia: The True Story of a Nineteenth-Century Sex Cult and a President’s Murder, is one of those “you can’t make this stuff up” historical episodes, well documented and engagingly told by Susan Wels. In 1881, Charles Julius … Continue reading →

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James Garfield’s Tea House

Posted on January 13, 2020 by Feather Foster

The Beleaguered President James A. Garfield (1831-81) was a surprise candidate in 1880, mostly due to the vicious political infighting among various factions of the Republican party. Despite having been the youngest Major General in the Union Army, and having … Continue reading →

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Chester Alan Arthur in Hiding

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Feather Foster

When Chester Alan Arthur was named as Republican VP candidate in 1880, no one was more surprised than he was. CAA: A Brief Run-up. Very brief, in fact. Chet Arthur had never been elected to anything before. The New York … Continue reading →

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Robert T. Lincoln: Witness to Assassinations

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Feather Schwartz Foster

When Robert Lincoln was nearly sixty, he vowed never again to meet a President of the United States. He was a prominent man with an iconic name. Meeting and greeting Presidents was a given. But he let it be known … Continue reading →

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