Oliver Otis Howard (November 8, 1830 – October 26, 1909) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the Civil War.

2024年5月26日 · Major General Oliver O. Howard, a Medal of Honor recipient, commanded Union troops in both the Eastern and Western Theaters of the American Civil War and served as the only commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction.

Known as “the Christian General,” Oliver Otis Howard is a unique figure in Civil War history. Despite lackluster performances by troops under his command, Howard’s reputation as an efficient and personally courageous officer would lead to command of an army by the war’s end.

Gen. Oliver Otis Howard thought he was fighting the Civil War to preserve the Union, not to free any slaves. Howard had earned the nickname of “the Christian General” for his deep, overbearing piety.

Oliver O. Howard (born Nov. 8, 1830, Leeds, Maine, U.S.—died Oct. 26, 1909, Burlington, Vt.) was a U.S. Union officer in the American Civil War (1861–65) who headed the Freedmen’s Bureau (1865–72) to help rehabilitate former slaves during the period of Reconstruction.

2024年1月12日 · APUSH Definition — Oliver Otis Howard (1830–1909) was an officer in the United States Army during the Civil War. He is known for serving as the Commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau after the war.

Oliver Otis Howard lived a life devoted to justice. He helped save the republic with his heroism and worked to secure the blessings of its liberty to all Americans.

Hailing from Maine, Oliver Otis Howard was born November 8, 1830. He was a graduate of the West Point graduate and career Army officer. He led Union troops throughout the Civil War, where he lost an arm at the Battle of Fair Oaks and was known as “the Christian soldier” due to his religious devotion.

2018年5月18日 · Oliver Otis Howard (1830-1909), a general on the Union side in the American Civil War, was commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau and helped establish an educational system for Southern African Americans.

2025年1月18日 · Oliver Otis Howard (1830 - 1909) Home State: Maine. Education: Bowdoin College (1850), USMA, Class of 1855. Command Billet: Brigade Commander. Branch of Service: Infantry. Unit: 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Corps . see his Battle Report