The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-11-04

ticlpateo IN the PENINSULA campaign witt
the army of the Potomac, and was EN-
gagged in the seige of Yorktown and the
battle of Fair Oaks, June l, 1862.
1t was twilight when Towards com
mand arrived on the scene, and it was
Obliged to pass over the field where the
battle had been raging all day, amid the
booming OF cannon, the shrieking of the
shells and the shower of bullets. which
sounded like the patter of rain upon the
roof.
The next morning, during the final en-
gagement, Gen. Howard was shot through
the right forearm, but with handker-
chief tied around it he continued his COM
mand, breaking through the ranks of a
sklrmlshlng party and pushing into the
thlckest of the fight.
He had an uncomfortable feeling in his
arm, but not dreaming he had been hit a
second time, he was still urging his men
forward when fellow officer seized him
and pulled him from his horse, exclaim-
ing, you shall not be killed" at the
same time holding him down by force in
a depression in the ground. But Howard
was growing faint, and was taken to the
rear to have his wound bound up Here
the second wound was discovered by the
surgeons, and that the arm was broken.
When told that it would have to come off
he quietly remarked that he knew it, and
was so cheerful that they thought it was
! some abnormal condition, and delayed the
, amputatlon awaiting a reaction. 1t did
not come, and the arm was taken off.
He was invaded home, but during his
convalescence he devoted himself to rails
ing volunteers, and returned to his COM
mand August 9th, and was engaged in
skirmish near Centerville September
1st.
For his gallant action at Fair Oaks he
received the thanks of Congress and a
medal of honor.
| IN THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN.
He participated in the Maryland cam
paign; succeeded Gen Sedgwick in COM
mand of the I'd division. I'd corps, army
of the Potomac, when the latter was
wounded at Antietam, Sept. IA; was in
the subsequent march to Falmouth, in
October and November, and in the battle
OF Fredericksburg; was appointed jor-
general of volunteers Nov. %, 1862;
| served in the Rappahannock campaign,
1923; commanded the 18th corps at
Charlottesville, April and May, 1863;
was in the Pennsylvania campaign, June
September, where he was engaged in the
battle of Gettysburg, and then in the pur-
suit of the enemy as far as Warrenton,
Va, and in guarding the Orange and
Alexandria railroad.
In October his corps We're put en- route
for Bridgeport, Tenn, where he joined
the army of the Cumberland, and took
part in the operations about Chatta-
nooga, being engaged in the action of
| Lookout valley, the battle of Missionary
Ridge and the expedition for the relief of
Knoxville up to December.
| Upon the occupation of Chattanooga
Gen. Howard was placed in command up
to May g. 1864. He was assigned to the
command of the 4th army corps in April,
when the 18th and 18th We're consolidat-
ed to form the goth, and held it until
July p, when he was given command of
the army of the Tennessee in the inva-
sion of Georgia.
He was engaged in the operations
around Dalton, in the battles and actions
of Resaca Adairsville, Cassville, Dallas
and Picketts Mil, where on May q,
1864, he was again wounded. After this
he served in battles and skirmishes about
Pine and kenesaw mountains, at Smyrna
| campground and Peach Tree creek, the
siege of Atlanta, the combat at Ezra
church-being breveted major general
in the regular army for gallant and
meritorious conduct there-the battle
of Jonesboro, the surrender of Atlanta
and the occupancy of the city.
He then pursued Hood into Alabama,
participated in Sherman's march to the
sea, and was engaged in numerous ac-
tons and skirmishes under Sherman up
to the surrender of Johnston, April 26,
1865.
AT THE END OF THE WAR.
At the conclusion of the war Gen. How
ard was appointed, May II, 1865, commits
sioner Of the bureau of refugees, freed
men and abandoned lands, with head
quarters, at Washington, which position
he held until 1872, when he was appointed
Indian commissioner for New Mexico and
Arizona. He commanded the department
of the Columbia l874-8l; was superintend-
ent of the military academy 1882; COM
manded the department of the Platte
1926; departments of California, Column
bia and Arizona, 1868; and the division
of the Atlantic from 1891 until Nov 8,
| 1894, when his flag was lowered at Gov
ernor's isl and, N. Y, and he retired from
the army to become a civilian citizen.
Gen. Howard received the degree of
LID from Waterville, Me-, and Shurt-
left, ILL.,, colleges in 1865, from Gettys-
burg theological seminary in 1866, and
from Bowd DIN, Me-, college in 1888. In
1884 he was also created a chevalier of
the legion of honor by the French gov
eminent.
Gen. Howard married on Feb. IA, 1866,
Elizabeth Ann, daughter of Alexander P
Waite of Portland, Me-, and five sons and
two daughters were born to them.
There was singular romance incident
to his courtship, which came near break
ing up the match, but the denouement
resulted in making Howard a total abb
stainer. He was then a student at Bow
doin, and he became engaged to Miss
Waite when she was but IA years old.
One night Howard was mistaken for an
other stud ent who had disgraced himself
on drunken spree, and his fiancee hear
ing of it, refused to see him, although he
did not know the reason. Finally his
roommate learned of the injustice, told
the facts to Miss Waite and brought
about reconciliation. The suffering en-
dured by Howard filled him with such
hatred of liquor that he ever afterward
refused to touch it.
TOAST DRUNK IN WATER.
When he led the Sd aaMaine through
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