Civil War History, December 1st, 1997
Gen. William T. Sherman hung O. O. Howard's portrait next to his own in his home in New York City after he had retired. West Pointer, Indian fighter, and Indian peacemaker, Civil War corps commander in both the eastern and western theaters, Freedmen's Bureau executive, writer, educator, and deeply religious, O. O. Howard is an interesting biographical subject. His honesty and integrity may have elevated Howard's successful military career higher than would be expected considering his ill-advised military leadership at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg and lack of executive administrative abili...
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