Author: Oliver Otis Howard
Alternate names: Oliver O. Howard; O. O. Howard
Born: 8 Nov 1830
Died: 26 Oct 1909
Bio: Oliver Otis Howard (November 8, 1830 – October 26, 1909) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the Civil War. He was given charge of the Freedmen's Bureau in mid-1865, with the mission of integrating the former slaves into Southern society and politics during the second phase of the Reconstruction Era.