The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1886-04-01
OVER THE STATE.

A MILITARY MANS CAREEE.-Of Gen.
Howard, commander of the Department OF
the Platte, with headquarters at Omaha,
who has just been appointed to the junior
major generalcy, the Omaha Bee gives the
following sketch OF his military career:
Gen. Towards military training began
at West Point. He graduated fourth in a
class of forty-s K in 1854, and was pro-
NOTED in the army to brevet second lieu
tenant OF ordnance on July /, and after
wards first lieutenant, thereafter acting as
assistant professor OF mathematics at
West Point. This position he resigned to
accept the promotion in the volunteer ser.
vice, as colonel of Third Maine volunteers,
May %, 1861. His first active duty was
in the command OF the Washington de-
fences, June and July, 1861. Shortly there
after he hurried on to the battle field and
was in command OF Third Brigade, Henzle-
man D ision in the Manassas campaign,
being engaged in the battle of Bull Run. In
September, 1861, he was appointed Briga-
der General q. s. Volunteers, and entered
upon active service in the army of the
Potomac. In the Virginia campaign, he
was engaged in building roads, wharves
and unloading stoves at Yorkton, Va,
during the siege OF that place in April and
May, 1862. lie was engaged in various
operations on the peninsula in May. On
the first June he was in command of u
brigade at the battle of Fair Oaks, Vir-
ginia, where he was twice severely wounded,
losing his right arm. After this he
given n sick leave of several
months, and up to November en-
gagged in several important engagements
with the army OF the Potomac. On the
29th OF that month he was appointed ma
Ior general OF volunteers. He served in the
noted R~appahannock campaign in the win
ter OF 1923, engaging in the battle OF
Fredericksburg on December 13. At the
battle OF charlottesville, Va, May "a,
1868, he was in command of the Eleventh
corps, Army OF the Potomac. Up to Sep
TENDER OF that year, he remained with the
Army OF the Potomac during the Pennsyl.
vanIa campaign, being in command of the
Eleventh corps. His services at the battle
OF Gettysburg, July, 1868, were brilliant
and conspicuous. In September, 1862, he
was transferred to the Army OF the Cum
berland, where, in Tennessee, he was en-
gagged in the battle OF Lookout Mountain
and Mission Ridge. In April, 1864, he was
assigned to the command of the Army of
the Cumberland. He engaged with his corps
in the invasion oil Georgia and the campaign
against Atlanta, participating in the ac-
lions at Tunnel Hill, Rocky Face Ridge,
Buzzard's Roost and the operations about
Dalton, Georgia, May 7-12, 1864; the bat
Tie OF Resaca, Georgia, May 1415, 1864;
action OF Adairsville, Georgia, May II,
1864; action of CassvilIe, Georgia, May 10,
1864; battle of Dallas. Georgia, May 1926,
1864; action of Pickett's Mill, Georgia, May |
81, 1864, where he was wounded; the bat |
and actions about Pine and Kenesaw
June 20-July 2, 1864; action |
of Smyrna Camp Ground, Georgia, July 4. |
1864; battle of Peach Tree Creek, Georgia,
July 20, 1864, and the siege OF Atlanta, |
Georgia.
On July 81, 1864, General Howard was
assigned to the command of the army and
of the Tennessee participating,
with his command in the battle of Ezra
Church, in July, 1864, and in the battle of.
Jonesboro, which resulted in the surrender
OF Atlanta, Ga, on September 2. 1864.
in pursuit of Hoods army into |
Georgia and Alabama, with fire.
1uent engagements, October November |
1864. He enjoyed The proud distinc-
ton OF being in command of the right wing
Of General Snerman's army on the famous
march to the sea from Atlanta to Savan- |
nah, Georgia, November 16, December 13, |
1864, being engaged in numerous actions
and skirmishes, including the action of
Georgia, November %, 1864, |
Ind the surrender of Savannah, Georgia, |
December 21, 1864.