Sword and Olive Branch : : Oliver Otis Howard / / John Carpenter.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Fordham University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014
• VerfasserIn: Carpenter, John,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Fordham University Press, , [2021]; ©1999
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: The North's Civil War
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (379 p.)

Oliver Otis Howard devoted his life to the service of his country, both as a distinguished army officer in two wars and as the founder of two universities. Oliver Otis Howard was a graduate of Bowdoin College and of West Point. Being reared in a pious New England (Maine) atmosphere gave him a deep sense of obligation to lead a Christian life, for the good of others and for the development of his own best self. He was often disturbed by the conflict presented him in his dual career in peace and war.General Howard’s strong sense of duty to his country brought about his distinguished career of command during the Civil War—at the Battle of Chancellorsville, itself a disappointing rout, and at Gettysburg, where he recovered any reputation the earlier defeat might have lost him. Under General Sherman, in the Atlanta campaign, and as a leader of the Army of the Tennessee he won special distinction. In total, Howard fought at the First Bull Run, Fair Oaks (where severe wounds forced the amputation of his right arm), Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg.The same strong sense of duty made him accept the commission of the Freedmen’s Bureau and the promotion of African–American education. Following his service in the Nez Perce Campaign of 1877 he was superintendent of West Point and the founder of Lincoln Memorial University. His greatest service to education, however, was as founder and president of Howard University, where his name and career are held in honor.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Introduction to the 1999 Edition -- Preface -- Early Life -- Prewar Service in the Regular Army -- Brigade Command -- Division and Corps Command -- Chancellorsville and Gettysburg -- Western Victories -- The End of the War -- Early Months of the Freedmen's Bureau -- Relief Work and Land Policy -- Labor and Legal Matters -- The Controversial Bureau -- Education -- Howard University -- Bureau-related Activities: the Barry Farm and the Freedmen's Bank -- Church Dispute and House Investigation -- Peace with the Apaches -- Bunoty Paying, Court of Inquiry -- Washington., D. C. -- Service in the Northwest -- Final Army Assignments -- The Closing Years -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index