The National tribune., 1909-11-04


and Lincoln. Fiske, Straight and other
places of learning.
In 1872 President Grant sent him to
make peace with the Indians in the
West in which he was singularly sue
cessful and was then assigned to the
Department of the Columbia in Au-
gust, 1874. During the next six years
he had to conduct two considerable In
dian wars, one, with the Nez Perces
and the other with the Piutes and Ban
nocks. This involved long marches,
many hardships and several battles, but
were prosecuted to a successful termin-
alton.
In the Spring of 1879 he had more
Indian troubles, but suppressed the up
rising by capturing the Indians in a
body and bringing them in as prison
ers, putting them to work, while their
children went to school. In 1880 he
was appointed Superintendent of the u.
| S. Military Academy, which he held for
two years, and in 1882 was assigned
to the command of the Division of the
Platte with headquarters at Omaha.
March 10, 1886, he was promoted to
Major-General, U. S. A, and assigned to
the command of the Military Division
of the Pacific. He held this command
to the satisfaction of his superiors un-
til November, 1888, when he was trans
ferred to the command of the Military
Division of the Atlantic, holding this
until his retirement under the law,
Nov. 8. 1891.
After a brief period spent~in writing
his Memoirs he began his great edu-
cational work by organizing the Lin
coin Memorial University at Cumber-
land Gap for the education of the
mountaineer whites He has Travelled
all over the country in the interests of
this great institution and thru its efforts
it has become developed into the pro-
portions it now enjoys
During the Spanish war he went to
the field in the interest of the Y. NJ.
c. a. Christian Commission. Last year
the Senate passed an act promoting him
to Lieutenant-General, but it did not
reach a vote in the House.
Cen. Howard was an industrious
author, and what he wrote commanded
4 wide circle of readers. Among other
things he contributed a series of arti-
cles to The National Tribune, which
were of the highest interest He also
iecturcd thruput the country on Lin
coin. Grant, Sherman, Thomas and
Slocum, and was an attractive figure
wherever he went. He was an ardent
Republican. and in 1896, and again in
1900, he did very effective campaign
speaking in the interests of Mai Nc
Kinley. -
Gen. Howard married Miss Elizabeth
Ann Waite. of Portland. Me-, in 1855,
and they ceie brated their Golden We'd
ding in 1905. sTheir children were Guy,
who was killed III the Philippines while
holding the commission of Lieutenant
Colonel: Grace sife of Col James T.
Gray. ofrPartiand; James W., Lieu
in the New Jersey
Claatinces o., of Washington;
John, a scapain5 in the 18th L. s.;
Harry, Of BurliHgton. and Elizabeth,
wife of Joseph Bancroft, of Whining
.on. Del
His funeral, which took place at Burl-
was a great public function.
With the escort consisting of the band
md two companies of the 10th U. s.
cav. and a special Guard of Honor of
'ix Sergeants from the Post. The hon
,rary pail bearers were:
Senator C. S. Page, Senator w. P.
ex-Gov. F. D. Proctor, Gen.
r. S. Peck, ex-Gov. U. A. Woodbury.,
Commodore a. r. Upnams, U. S. N,
'etired; Brighten. =. z. Jocelyn, U. S.
y, retired; Col. Henlan W. Allen, Pres
dent NJ. II. Buckhani, of the University
If Vermont; Mayor j. l.. Burke, w. j. |
Tan Patten, d. w. Robinson, Bennett |
Turk. the Rev. A. +. Beard, ID. D., of !
lew York, Honorary Secretary of the |
American Missionary Association, and |
/. u. Hubbard, of New York, Treas |
lrer of the American Missionary Asso- |
latlon.
The Grand Army of Vermont, the |
.oyai Legion and Woman's Relief Corps |
LtteHueu inc IuncTdl III 1Orce. 1T was de- |
ided to have the inteYment take place |
n Lake View Cemetery, beautiful |
ity of the dead overlooking the lake. |
rhe City of Burlington offered lot, |
which Mrs. Howard accepted. and in it |
here will be a monument erected |
worthy of the services and character
# the General.
it is rare in the history of our coun-
ry that any man filed as many differ
mt and high positions and rendered the
acceptable service in all of |
hem as Ger. Howard. He was par
icularly known as the christian Sol
lier," for the steadfastness and earn
stness with which he upheld the be-
ief that Christianity was as necessary
or the soldier as any other man, and
he best soldier is one who unites to
lis other qualities the higher virtue of
incere Christianity. In private life
zen. Howard was a gentle. loveable
nan who made friends of all with
shom he. came, in contact The cause
4 the USon hidtno braver, more sim
ere, m&Fe ifdffatigable champion
han GenkD. O.abwar3, who, wherever
e was place4. labored with un-
inching eal fqr fhe cause of the Ma
ion. ~ 4