The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-28

tack and at Gettysburg, where, the
first day, he selected the battle-ground
and held it, keeping a superior force
in check from General Reynolds until
almost night and participated with
credit in the remainder Of the battle.
Afterward with the army of the
Cumberland, he commanded the corps
at the battles of Wauhatchie and Mis-
sionary Ridge and the relief of Knox
vile. He commanded the Fourth Ar
my Corps from April 1854, in the bat
ties of Dalton, Resaca, Adairsville,
Kingston and Cassville, New Hope
Church, Pickets Mills, Muddy
Creek, Kenesaw Mountain, Smyrna
Camp Ground, Peach Tree Creek, Ezra
Church, Jonesboro and Lovejoy Station
and after the battle of Atlanta, in
which General Mcpherson was slain
General Howard commanded the Ar
the battle of Jonesboro, he was brew
eted major-general in the regular
army on March 13, 1865, and command
ed the army through the battles and
marches of the last year until the sur
render of General Johnston.
General Howard was made a brig
December 81, 1865, while from May
IL, 1866 until seven years after, COM
missioner of the Bureau of Refugees,
Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, ac-
complishing a most successful work in
the alleviation of the sufferings OF the
freed men, especially in educational
manent institutions of learning, such
as Howard Institute, Hampton In 'ri-
tute, Atlanta University, Lincoln Fiske
and other universities.
He was appointed in 1872 as COM
missioner to make peace with the Chi
huahua Indians, and to settle Difficult
and Arizona, which he accomplished
without arms. He commanded the
Department of Columbia from 1874 to
1880 and passed through the Nez Per-
ces War of 1877, and the Piute and
Bannock War of 1878; in 1879 a tribe
known as the Sheepeaters becoming
rebellous, he sent out and captured
them and brought them en- masse to
Vancouver, where he put them to
work and placed their children in
school. He was superintendent of the
United States Military Academy from
1880 to 1882, commanded the Depart
ment of the Platte from 1882 until his
promotion to major-general in the re-
gular army, on March 10, 1885, after
which he commanded the Military
Division of the Pacific from 1886 to
1888. He then commanded the Mill
tary Division of the Atlantic and later
the Department of the East until his
retirement on November s, 1891, NOV
ing to Burlington in 1895
He organized the Lincoln Memorial
University at Cumberland Gap, Ten
nessee for the education of the noun
taineers, of which he was Managing
director and president of the board of
trustees for many years. During the
!. Spanish American War he was con :.
istantly in the field in the interests of
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, delivering addresses in all camps
from Chickamauga to Cuba. General
Howard was the author of several
works on historical subjects, among
which are "Donalds School Days"
"Nez Perces Joseph" Life of A.enor
de Gasparin," Life of Zachary Tay-
lor," Life of Isabella de CASTLE
Fighting for Humanity" Henry in
the War;
In Portland. Me-. on February IA.
1855, he married Elizabeth Ann Waite,
and seven children were born to them.
of whom all but one, Col. Guy Howard
are now living. Col. Guy Howard was
killed in the Philippines in 1899
Those living are Grace Ellen. Chaun-
cey Otis, Captain John, Harry Stinson
and Elizabeth. There were IL grand
children, of whom all are now living
but two.