James A. Garfield Monument stands on the grounds of the United States Capitol in the circle at First Street , S.W. , and Maryland Avenue , Washington , D.C . It is a memorial to United States President James A. Garfield , elected in 1880 and assassinated in 1881 after serving only four months of his term , by a disgruntled office-seeker named Charles J. Guiteau
assassinated in 1881
Assassination of James A. Garfield
James A. Garfield Monument