The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-28
GEN. HOWARD DEAD
Expires Painlessly as Resul.
of Attack of Heart
\, Disease
FAMOUS WAR GENERAL
Prominent in Military Life Since
Graduation From West Point, Gen.
Oliver Otis Howard Passed Away
mt His Home at Age of 70.

distinguished surviving Union COM
monder of the Civil War, died sudden
Aly at his home in this city this even
Ting of heart disease.
General Howard expired at about
1920 o'clock this evening, after being
confined to his bed the greater part
of the day He went to his office this
morning, but did not feel we'll and
consulted physician, who advised
him to go to bed. He had been work.
ing unusually hard in the interests of
the Lincoln Memorial University, for
which he was raising money, and had
just returned from trip to New York
where he had been conducting per-
sonal campaign for the institution.
He returned only shortly from a Can
adian lecture tour. His end was
quite painless. Mrs. Howard Is in
feeble health, and has been thus for
some little time.
General Howard commanded a di-
vision in the inaugural parade when
William H. Taft took the oath of office
as President of the United States, and
Notwithstanding the blizzard which
ragged he performed his task, coming
through the ordeal better than many
younger men. He took the stump for
Mckinley and spoke in subsequent
national political campaigns on be-
half of the Republican National tick
et
General Howard came to this city
to reside in 1895 and had since made
his home here, where he built house
and spent most of his time when not
absent ON lecturing tours. He was
commander of the Medal of Honor
Legion.
General o. o. Howard was born in
Leeds, Maine, on Nevomber s, 1880,
and was the son of Rowland Bailey
Howard and Eliza Otis Howard. He
was prepared in the academies at
Yarmouth, and Monmouth, Maine,
and then entered Bowdoin College,
frovsA which he graduated as A. B. in
1885, and later received the degrees
of A. NJ. and LII d. from Bowdoin
and LII. D. from Waterville College,
Shurtleff College and Gettysburg
Theological Seminary. He entered
West Point as cadet in 1850 and was
graduated in 1854 and promoted Sec
ond lieutenant in the ordnance de-
partment.
He was stationed first at the Wa
tervleit arsenal, New York, and in
1855 was in command of Kennebec ar
ksenal, Maine; chief of ordnance
against the Seminole Indians under
= General Harvey in 1856 and 1857; pro-
1 poted first lieutenant on July 1, 1857;
il Instructor in mathematics at the
limited States Military Academy from
1857 to 1861 resigned and was ell
eSted in May 1861, colonel of the
Third Maine Volunteers, which he or
ganized and took to Washington,
when he was directed by General Nc
Dowell to select three other regi-
ments besides his own; selected the
Fourth and Fifth Maine and the
Second Vermont regiments, and COM
manded this brigade at the first bat
tie of Rull Run; promoted to briga-
dier general of volunteers on Septem-
ber g. 1851.
He organized new brigade and
commanded it through the winter of
1861 and with it had his first inde-
pendent expedition to the Rappahan-
mock under General Sumner. He
hen went with General McClellan's
fmy back to Alexandria and by wa
er to the Peninsula, where he par
icipated in the battles of Yorktown
williamsburg, and Fair Oaks, where
was twice wounded and had two
ses shot under him, receiving for
Ihe Medal of Honor.
arm being amputated. he was
cave of absence for two months
ding the period of convalescence
ling volunteers in Maine and fill
the quota of that State. He re-
rned to the field and was assigned
b the command of the Second Bri-
gade of the Second Division, which
he commanded at the second battle OF
Bull Run and at Antietam. When his
division commander was wounded in
this engagement, he succeeded to the
command of the Second Division
Second Corps, to the completion oi
the battle, and also In the battle Of
Fredericksburg, with other divi
sions storming Marie's Heights, and
commanded that division and some.
times the Second Corps during the
wi,.tEs of 1852 and 1868.
He was promoted TO major-genera
of volunteers, on November 20, 1882
and was assigned to the Eleventh
Army Corps. with which he was a
Chancellorville, where the corps wal
repulsed from Stonewall Jacksons at