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which ended In a vote Of thanks to
him by the House of Representatives;
the other was by a court OF inquiry
composed of seven general officers of
the army; this ended in complete nc
quittal of all the charges preferred
against him. and in unrestricted COM
hlendation. He had hardly completed
this bureau work when he was as
s'gned to command the department Of
the Columbia, August. 1874.
IN INDIAN WAR.
During the next six years he In
command, passed through two Indian
wars-one called the Nez Perez war
1877; the other the Pluto and Ban
mock 1878. He brought these wars.
after many battles and long, fatigu-
Ing campaigns. to a successful term
nation. In the spring or 1874 an
other Indian tribe called the sheep
eaters" becoming rebellious in points
near the Salmon river. he sent out
and captured them on massc, brought
them In as prisoners. put them at
work at Vancouver, and their chill
81 he was sent TO West Point. \. Y,
as superintendent of the L. s. Mill
tary Academy. which he held for two
years. July 10, 1852. he was assigned
to command the department OF the
Platte, headquarters at Omaha. Ncb.
to which he gave successful admins
tration until his promotion to a ma ior-
general in the regular army. 10th of
March sc. He then passed to the
military division of the Pacific, which
included the department OF the COL
umbia, of California ana Arizona. This
division he administered to the sat
isfactio of the war department and
the President TIL November. 1858,
when he was transferred to comma nd
the military division Of the Atlantic.
This division he held until divisions
were Discontinued: after that he COM
manded the department Of the East.
headquarters at Governors Island,
New York city. until his retirement
by law, November 8, 1894.
AFTER RETIREMENT
He spent the winter of 1S94-5 at
Portland Ore, writing his memoirs,
and then organized the Lincoln Memo
rial University at Cumberland Gap,
Tenn, for the education of the noun
taineer white children. He has since been
the managing director and president of
Tie board OF directors. In 1898, during the
Spanish War. General Howard was con-
stantly in the field in the interest of the
V NJ. C. A. Christian commission. giving
addresses in all camps from Chickamauga
to Cuba.
For his work at the battle of Gettys-
burg he received the thanks of Congress.
dated January 2S, 1864; received the deco
ration of the Legion Of Honor from the
President Of the French republic. when
on temporary duty attending the French
manoeuvers in 1884: received the degrees
Of a. b.. and A. NJ. from Bowdoin and
LII. D.. from Bowdoin. Waterville Col
lege, Me. 1865, Shurtliffe College. Indiana,
1868. and Gettysburg Theological Semin-
airy. Pa, 1866. In February of last year
the United States Senate passed an act
making him a lieutenont-general. but
the House never voted on it.
AUTHOR AND LECTURER
Gen. Howard was the author of the
following books: Donalds School Days
Henry in the War; Nez Perez Joseph, OF
the Nez Perces in Peace and in War
Agenor de Casparin, Biographical
Sketch partly TRANSACTIONS Gen
Taylor In the Great Commander series
Isabella of CASTLE, Biography; Fighting
for Humanity; series Of monographs
published extensively in the "Nationa
Tribune" Washington. y. C.: militar,
articles in the United States Military Ser
vice journal, Governors island: anC
numerous articles. a part Of them Of e
| military character, but the most on sub.
iects OF current interest. published ir
monthlies and dailies, appearing at al
| times from 1866 to the present day Gen
Howard prepared lectures upon the live.
| Of Lincoln. Grant. Sherman. Thomas ant
! Slocum: also upon war subjects nnf
others Of public interest. and delivered
them with acceptance before large audi
ences.
| For the past year General Howard has
devoted his energies towards securing mr.
endowment fund for the Lincoln Memo.
rial University at Cumberland Gan, Tenn
He was president of an endowment asso.
citation formed for that purpose, with ar
office In New York, and made r,nny ad-
dresses throughout the country with this
object in view.
ACTIVE IN POLITICS AND SOCIETIES
| General Howard was allied with IN,
Republican party from the date of IT'S
founding. and was always an ardent ad.
vocate OF its principles. In 1896 and AGAR
in 1900 he took the platform in advoca c,
of the election Of Mckinley to the presi
dency and delivered numerous forcefl
addresses; and, in the former year. il
company with several veteran officers n,
the Civil War he made a notable poli,ica
tour OF the country. He was connect 81
with numerous societies, among which
We're the American Trnct society. OF
which he was president; the American
Bible society Of which he was one OF tn,
managers; the Congregational club ant
the Authors Guild, Of New York city
and he was an honorary member OF tn,
New England society, the Historical ant
Genealogical society and tho Unto,
eague club, all OF New York CITY. II,
was also a member of the leading patri
otto societies, the Society Of the Cincin
natl, the Military Order of the LOYAL Ic
gion; and various Cvil War societies. N,
Potomac, the Cumberland and the Ten
nessee. Since he became a resident o
burlington In 1895 he has been a membe
of Stannard Post, G. A. r In 1884. whil
in Europe attending the manoeuvers q
the French army, he received the decora
ton OF "Commander" in the Legion o
Honor from the Presiden, Of the Frencl
republic,
General Howard married Elizabeth
Ann Waite Of Portland Mo I,,h,,or,