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WAS LAST COMMANDER
OF A CIVIL WAR ARMY
With Honorable Record in War and Peace. His
Growing Effort Was the Securing of an
Endowment Fund for Lincoln Mem
orial University of Tennessee

charge of the End corps during that sue
cocding winter, 1868. Was promoted 20
mljor-seneral Of volunteers. November
o. ISL. In AIril 1867. assigned by Pre.i-
dent to command of the nth army corps;
had this corps i'm the battle of Chancel-
iorSl illc; where the corps met with a re-
pulse from Stonewall Jacksons attack;
also same corps at Gettysburg where he
received marked credit, especially for his
work the first day, from General Meade
and from Congress for selecting the ia
nous field Of battle. and holding 1t with
his reserve troops. while keeping superior
force i'm check all day from the time OF
General Reynolds's death till near night,
participating also credtaby in the re-
mainder of the battle. till Its triumph
ana close after Gettysburg one division
taken from him and sent to s. c.; the
nth corps, thus diminished. and the 18th
corps, were detached and sent to the
Army Of the Cumberland: with this corps
General Howard engaged in the battle of
Wauhatchie oct. IS. receiving commenda
ton in orders Of his army commander
Gen. Thomas; Engaged also in the battle OF
Missionary Ridge. oath and 9th Dec. e3
Here his activity was 50 pronounced that
Sherman asked to have his corps move
with his own tho 18th nor,hward to the
rolicf of Eno>vile. this work being suc
cessfuliv accommodated tho I'm corns
went hazel, into winter ouarters in Ioot-
ont valley. Tho rex+ s,riry .,ril ,s,.
Con rIovard uoe ASSIGNED 70 tho com
,nord Of tho forr,b ar,,,. co,,s Army, .,
tho Cumberland ubila his own ,,+b vas
consolidated with tho 19th forming tho
now ootb corne nnder Cen uoo,,sr
t1ow,r1 heyop tbo e,,r;rc co,,nai,r II, tho
battla ~ T,rro, rriil ord nar,,c,notoa
sotisfaetori,v IN sherman ond rhor,.s
in all tho o,oro,iore op tho, co,,no,,n IN
the following hatt,ee. Do1,or pos,co
Adairsvi,,o LIVINGSTON AVID Cass,il,o Vow
I1one cburob picuo.+s >,iu N,d,,
C,reek Kereeau. Mountain c,r,r,o cor,,
C.rourd peocb,roe c.roat t,yro r,b,rch
1onoshoro ava ,,,.ai,,. c,o.to .,.or ~
srgo,o,,or+ 90 ",ha p,,,,a 80 Auon.o :.
oord I,,,, IN u.tio, con ,,cphorsor ,.,s
slair Cav Irou,rd n.os ,e.ier.d h,, ,ho
rro.,dant To co,,,,o,d ~. Ar,,,, of NO
rerressee In tho h,+tle NJ ,7,ro cbr,cr
pSb J,,,v no co,,,,,,,de1 +bo ee,d +b,,
dov IN which tho t7tr corre uas tho ono
mainly onpoped ,bo 18th and I'M
and tho ,r,i,,or,. err,or,t,, ,ho ,-,h or,1
furrisbioc re-o,corco,,on,. for tr;s octio,
especiallv. Cen. Howard received tho
brevet Of raior-genera1 IN ,ho ropu,a,.
army conrorred tan cr N,rch 1867 III.
march o,, Ioroeboro wac co ,,rid "a 70
secure for the enemy a divided force.
the enan,v 81 Divided attacked I1o,.,~d
there and was defeated cnd ytouor,,s
and Thomas commands conrloted tho
victory. It was a division Of his army
undor Con Corso tha, fough. ,ho
brilliant action of Alratooro pass In tho
march ia the son Sherman eovo tyor,ord
commend If his right wing cloor,,, ut,
left. Howard marched Win r.ordor ,..y-
jnr Macon 10 his right di,,iqior ~ hi.
Charles r Woods. under his .,ner,.is,rr
fought the successful battle n Crtsu.o,a.
Vile: N'alcutt's brigade doing MOS. ~
the fighting. He moved on euccos.,,,,,y
on that route towards S,vonnah whi,o
Slocum passed through NiIeae.,,ir.
northward. Howard succo4sfullv narchsd
his army in three columns IN III. -.,oi,,t,
Of Savannah, sending his scouts down
the Ogeachee r,cer to suc,essruuv corn
municato with the fleet: he choose and
seh. ,ne o'ViS'on o. ,iazon 10 attack Fort
that brilliant oneration In recocrt.,o,,
Of all this work Ceuorol rToxrord ,,o.
made n brieadier-poneroI +, tho roo,,,nu
army December 81 1sa5 Alto, t,,a to,,,,.
of Savannah. about the Ord ~ Dooon,,,.,
1876, sherman ordered Howard 80 h.,,,.,
January ! 1861 and n,ove b;s or,,, -,
water from Savannah ca - paa,,.
Island & c. ia cross 70 the nat, ,a,,s
and sween northward through carda,,
| Corner. Pocotalico across tbe br,,oh..
Of the salkehatchie and tho E,d,stn ct.
/ Orangeburg. IN the Conparec oorosa .h.
saluda and the Broad and into Co,,,,0
bia. while Slocum's left wins, crossoa $50
Savannah. and SO kent obroas, t,r,har
northyard After Colur,hi, h,d sou.,,
ana Charleston. with the forts alone ~
coast. Howard's wing nossed ooross ,ho
| Carolinae. Joining with Slocum 10 er,.h
very successfullv tho hattie y, parton-
VILE. March 18th. 2lth and dc, ,sek. /,
little later. after Joscnh = 1obrstor..
surrender. April o. lSG5. Towards COM
mand marched from % TO % n,,es o dav
! from Raleigh to Washington. via Peters
burg ana Richmond; he himself FASTENED