The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-10
CEN. HowARD's RECORD
AS Told BY Boston Herald on Occasion
Of Recent Honor.


coivad throuphout the country with =
| feeling fhat Justice has been done %
noted soldier and philanthropisti ~
the Boston Herald. Gen, Howard . ohs
Of the last living corps coininanoeas =
the war 81,
General Howard Is as well known 70,
Lis work in educational, religious anu
philanthropic matters AZ for hls mllitats
achievements,
BOSTON can almost claim him as one
~ Nor own. for he was we'll known mere
land had thousands Of friends ~ TINS
CITY. and especially in New England, a ioI
he was born In Leeds, Me- NOV. 2, ioso'
or hardy stock, his ancestors DENY
farmers.
Ills life has been one OF ineessant
activity in various capacities, into az =
which he put the zeal for wliiea ~
was noted when but lad. ms parent,
died when he was 10 years q age All
he practically had to make his way rom
that time.
TO oct an education, he applied nm
self with that persistence which won
for him fame in after years he Bfaa'
mated from Bowdoin college and went
| ID West Point. where after graduation
he became an Instructor in mathematics,
| He held that position seven years anu
resigned To take command Of Name
regiment At the beginning OF the Wat.
| HA commanded brigade at the hIse
battle OF Bull Run, and for gallantry
IN that engagement was made q briga-
der general of volunteers. re was l"ies
wounded at the battle Of FAR Oahs'
losing his right arm on Jan. i 1917.
After the, war General Howard won q
reputation as brilliant writer and eio-
quent speaker, particularly Tor religious
and philanthropic causes. He was known
as athe Christian Of the Yankee army.
He was retired with the rank Of major
general from the command Of the de-
partment Of the East in 1894, having
been stationed at Governors island, New
York harbor.
sIn General Howard throughout, says
General sherman, in writing to General
Grant, II find polished and Christian
gentleman. exhibiting the highest and
most chiyalrous traits of character
Many stories are told Of General How
ards endeavors to make good Christians
ont of the soldiers Of his command.
He never failed To invoke the divine
blessing at each meal IN the field Or
camp.
One day ne met an army teamster
irving to start an army mule. Most
people can realize what terrible com
bination that is, and how rapidly an
army teamster can coin words Tor such
an occasion. General Howard, who was
passing. overheard the teamster.
Excuse me, general said the team
.ster i did not know you were pres.
.ant.'is ISL fs1 % ~
n perfcr that YOU abstain from
swearing from higher and better mo.
tive than because Of my presence. 1t
was such sentiments as this that made
him the idol OF the religious people
throughout the country, who we're hor
rifed at some Of the stories told Of the
other generals Of the war
In 1865 General Howard was appoint
"a ait the head III the Freedman's Blu
reau. Various societies we're organized
under this name to help the emancipated
negro. The object Of this bureau was
to provide for the temporal wants OF
the negro, give him chance to make
his living and provide for his education
1t was not long before General Howard
had established 400 schools Of general
learning and 7S2 Sabbath schools, which
were regularly attended by 10000 col.
ored children.
He labored assiduously al this work
during the nine years he was at the
head Of this bureau.
When General Sherman heard OF his
efforts III behalf 81 the negroes inst
made free, lie WROTE him. ii part a.
followss
hardly know whether to c0ngratu-
late you or not, but of one thing you
may rest assured, that you possess my
entire confidence, and / cannot imagine
that matters that may involve the fiji
ture Of 100000 of souls could Sc put |
III more conscientious hands. So far
as man can do, | believe you will. but
] fear you have Hercules task.
Yet you can and win do all the GOOD
one man may, and that Is all you are
called on as man and Christian to
do; and to that extent count on me as
friend and fellow soldier for counsel and
assistance
In 1874 General Howard was assigned +
to the department Of the Columbia. and
three years later led the expedition
against the Nez Perces Indians. In ISIS
he fought the Bannocks and pilItes In
1851 and 1882 be was superintendent al
the United States military academy and
four years later was elevated to the
rank Of major general, in command Of
the division Of the Pacific. Later re
assumed command Of the division 81 the
East. General Howard. although i ~.
lier. has received the degree Of LII. d.
from no less than four colleges. Bow
loin honored him with an IL. b n
1853, WateTtown college with All LIZ. u.
N 1855, shutleff college with i ike
lQnor in 1855, and the Gettysburg Theo.
ogical seminary honored him with Al
IL. d. in 1866. lie was also made )
'hevalier Of the Legion Of Honor By the
French government in 1884.
OF late years be found time to w{ela
lis pen more than his sword. He bas
written several books, chief among which
we're Chief Joseph Of the Nez pefees j
n Peace and War" life Of Count Az.
Tor de Gasparin,' and ~Doaald's school
Jays He has also written many mara.
inc articles on military subjects. and
las found time to address Religious
meetings and deliver stirring aadresses
N moral and religious subjects.