On July 2nd in U S Political History
Part II
Part II
On July 2nd in 1863 The Union left flank held at Little Round Top during 2nd day of the Battle of Gettysburg. Union Gen. Daniel Sickles was severely wounded and had his leg amputated.
On July 2nd in 1864 Statuary Hall in US Capitol was established.
On July 2nd in 1864 Gen. Early and Confederate forces reached Winchester.
On July 2nd in 1867 The 1st US elevated railroad began service in NYC.
On July 2nd in 1874 Colonel Custer departed from Fort Abraham Lincoln with some 1,000 soldiers and 70 Native American scouts on a 1200 mile expedition to chart the Black Hills of eastern Wyoming western South Dakota, land which belonged to the Sioux. The expedition returned on August 30.
On July 2nd in 1881 Less than four months after his inauguration, James Garfield, the 20th President of the US, was assassinated by Charles J. Guiteau, who wished to be appointed consul to France, at the Washington railroad station. Garfield lived out the summer with a fractured spine and seemed to be gaining strength until he caught a chill and died on September 19. Guiteau was apprehended at the time of the shooting and, in spite of an insanity defense, was convicted of murder. Chester Alan Arthur became the 21st President. Guiteau was hanged in June 1882.
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