Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-08
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New York. Nov. 5.--Tonight at u
o'clock Malor-Gcnural Oliver OTIS How
ard "thc Chrtiinn Horo," having
reached the statutory age limit, VIII
retire from the United Sultcg army to
private HE There win DO many
chunges In The army this year, but
the withdrawal OF General Howard
from active duty is the most Import
ant, from the fact that he uutrnnlJ8 all
officers except Mnjor-Genornl John NJ
SchOheld, and his only equal ~ Major
General Nelson A Miles OF the Depart
mont of Missouri. who Is spoken VI ag
the successor OF General Howard. Tho
retirement Of General Howard VIII
cause vacancy In the grade Of major.
general to which Brigndlor-6onernl
Thomas II Rugcr OF the Departments
ot the Pacific may succeed if his claim
In respected
oliver o. Howard was admitted az
cadet In the United States Military
Academy at Wcst Point ON September
L. 1850 and graduated on July I, 1854
He was stationed at westerVlct Ar
Henal, with the rank Of second lieu.
tenant for one year, ana then wan
transferred to Henncbec Arsenal ~
commander. During the Seminole In.
dian hostllltios In Florida In 1857 h.
WAS chief of ordnance on the stan Of
General Harvey and from 1867 10 1861
was nsHgtnnt professor Of mnthr-
matlos at West Point Academy. H.
took command OF the Third Maine rcgl-
mont OF volunteers. Ills uOmmlsRlon nB
colonel bsars the date of May 2s, 1861
and by September 0 Of the Hnme year
he was maior-gonurnl OF volunteers
lie was twice severely wounded, ana
lost his right arm. During the Penn
aylvnnia campaign June to September
1868. he commanded the Eleventh corps
Of tho Army Of the Potomac ana was
highly commended by General Mead
for choosing and occupying, at the
battle OF Gettysburg, the position on
Cemetery Ridge. for which act he also
received the thanks of congrcss
MnIor-Genernl Howard was commits
stoned hrlradier-gunorn In the regular
army ON December n, 1864, ana on
March 10 1866, received his bfGyrt
majOr-generalshp "ior gallant ana
morltoriolg services ut tho hhttlc ol
Ezra church and during the campaign
against Atlanta, ca" After the olobe
Of the war, during the first year OF
the era Of roconstructicn, General How
ard was appointed comminAloner OF the
bureau Of refugees. freedmen ana
abandoned lands. and remnincd IN that
capacity until June 80 1879. The mis-
management Of this dcpartment-the
freedman'E burcuu-during the tlmo
that General Howard was NJ It's head
N IA matter OF history, and II II the one
thing which for time threatened 10
be remembered TO his discrcdit. But
General Howard has lived down the
adverse criticism, and refers now with
pleasure and pride to HIS acts while
at the head OF that department IN
February, 1879, he was appointed
special Indian commissioner TO the
hostile Apnchcs of New MoKioo and
In GnplHgtshgr 1874
assigned TO the Department OF tho
Columbia. indian lighting from then
until Jnnutry, 1881, when he was as
| signed 10 tho command Of tho Depart
fnent Of West Point and auperinten-
| dent OF tho United States Military
Academy, had not changed General
Towards ideas az TO the possibility OF
Chrigtlnnlzing the Indians. and Dc
| spIte his many encounters with them
| nc IL atlil Of the opinion that under the
propcr Influences, by the employment
of correct methods. much good IN The
indian may be developed. General
Howard come 20 Governors leland
from the Department OF the Platte, 10
which he was assigned In July. 1859
The foregoing 10 IN brief the history
OF o. O, Towards military cnreer,
which, N dealt with IN detail. would
mn large volume. The empty sleeve
affeHtg HIS bravery, while numerOuH
rIfta and honorable menti1na show
that hla services were appreciated.
LET him who merits II bear tho palm;
u Is thine" Is the inscription ~ Latin
ON a beautiful sword presented 10 Cen
oral Howard by his men Just Htcr ne
battle OF Bull Run. Another heavy
WORD was voted 70 the general at
HE close Of the war In contcs; at
Washington, D. c., 20 decide wb1 WAS
the most popular commanding ofiicqr.