Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24
THE MEMORIAL ADDRESS
Will Be Delivered by That Gallant Sol
der, Gen. o. o. Howard.

The Branch WAS very fortunate in on
gaging Major General Oliver O. Howard
| Of Burlington VT, to deliver the memo
rial address here May 20. He is prob
| ably one of the best, if not the best
| known of the surviving generals of the
Civil war. He was born in Maine Nov. s.
1880. and graduated at the Military Acad-
| envy July !, 1854. lie was appointed Il
brevet second lieutenant Of ordnance tn
same day. and second lieutenant Feb. t.
| 1850. He served at various arscnals until
1856. and was ordered to Florida. wher.
| he participated in hostilities against the
Seminole Indians in 1857. He was then
| detailed for duty at the Military Acad-
| envy as assistant professor of mathn-
| MATES. Sept. Il. 1857, having been pro
NOTED first lieutenant July I. 1851. He re-
signed his commission in the army June
IL. 1861.
He was appointed colonel Of the 81
Maine Volunteers June 4. 1851 and served
lin the defencns of Washington and com
mandcd q brigade in the Manassas cam
paign being engaged in the first battle
| Of Bull Run. July q, 1861. He was APP
pointed a brigadicr general of volunteer
Sept 8, 1861 and made n reconnaissance
/ in the early spring of 1867 from Wash
inGton to the Rappahannock river. III
participated in the Peninsula campaign
| with the Army of the Potomac, and was
| engaged at the siege Of Yorktown and
| battle Of Fair Oaks, June |, 1862. wher'
he was twice severely wounded. losing
| his right arm. He was compelled tC
| leave the field. and when convalescent
devoted himself to raising volunteers.
| Returning to the field about Aug. 81
1862. he was engaged in a skirmish near
Centcrville Sept. 1 following. He partici
pated in the Maryland campaign. ant
was engaged in the battle Of Antietam
Maryland. and in the subsequent march
to Falmouth and battle of Fredercks
lburg. Virginia.
General Howard was appointed maiol
| general of volunteers Nov. 20, 1862. an'
served in command of the Eleventh Army
Corps from April l. 1865 and was engaged
in the battles of charlottesville Vir
ginia. and Gettysburg, Pa, and in rur
suit of the enemy to Warrenton. Va
then guarding the Orange and Alexander;
IKailroad until September. 1863. His corp
was then put On route to Bridgeport
Tenn. and took part in the operations
Iabout Chattanooga. being engaged in tn
actor of Lookout Valley. battle Of Mis-
Isionary Ridge. and expedition for the re
lief Of Knoxville. to Dec. II, 1853 III
was Their in occupation Of ChattanooE:
to May ;. 1861. and was assigned to tn
command Of the 18th Corps April Of, 1861
when the nth and 18TH Corps were con
lsolidatcd to form the 10Th. He command
cd the 4th Corps until July q, 1%cf. wh",
he was assigned to the command Of tn
Army Of the Tennessee i'm the invasion o
Georgia. He was engaged in tho opera
| TONS around Dalton. battle Of RnSaca
factions Of AdairSvile and Cassvillc battl
Of Dallas. action of Pickctts Mill MA
=. 1854. where he was wOiIndcdi. battle
and skirmishcs about Pine and I<encsa7
Mountains. actions Of Smyrna Camp
ground. combat of Peach Tree creek
siege of Atlanta, combat of Ezra Church
battle of JoncsborouGh. surrender Of At
lantl and occupation Of the place
He pursued the rebels under Genera
Hood into Alabama. with frequent on
CagementS. He participated in tn
March to tho Sea and was engaged /
numerous actions and skirmishea inclut
ing the combatS ana actions of Gcncr-
: Shcrmans army to the surrender of Ger
eral Johnston April g. 1866
: He was appointed a brigadi"r gencr.
in the United States army Dec q. 1Ss
and was brevetted major general. Unite
RI States army, March Is, 1865. for "gallai
, and mcritorious conduct at the battle