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Tag Archives: Oliver Otis Howard
Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard in the National Tribune
I’m doing a lot of reading in the National Tribune, “the premier newspaper published for Union veterans” in Washington, 1877-1943. This is thanks to 1) its availability online and 2) Dr. Richard A. Sauers’ comprehensive index to all of its … Continue reading
The “Crime” at Pickett’s Mill
…and we have to pass over the dead Yanks of the battle field of yesterday; and here I beheld that which I cannot describe; and which I hope never to see again, dead men meet the eye in every direction, … Continue reading
Chief Joseph: If not for Howard, “there would have been no war”
My favorite description of Oliver Otis Howard comes from historian Frank O’Reilly, who has called him “pious but vapid.” After the twin disasters that befell Howard’s Eleventh Corps at Chancellorsville and then, two months later, at Gettysburg, it’s always been … Continue reading
Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: Moritz Tavern
Part of a Series. Just north of the Mason-Dixon Line stands the location of Moritz Tavern. This tavern, today the home of an auto salvage yard, is where Union Left Wing commander Major General John F. Reynolds spent the last … Continue reading
Striking out from Savannah: Uncle Billy Moves North
At the conclusion of the “March to the Sea”, Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman’s armies spent Christmas 1864 in and around Savannah, Georgia. While his men were enjoying a hard earned rest, “Uncle Billy” was busy planning his next maneuver. Exchanging … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Sesquicentennial, Western Theater
Tagged Army of Georgia, Army of the Tennessee, Beaufort South Carolina, Henry Slocum, Oliver Otis Howard, Petersburg, Richmond, Robert E. Lee, Savannah Georgia, Savannah River, Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman
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Howard on the Hill
For all the flak he gets, Oliver Otis Howard still cuts a striking figure on Cemetery Hill at Gettysburg.
“A Common Despair”—The Slaughter of Pickett’s Mill
The experience of combat was something many veterans wished to forget. For the Union soldiers that experienced the fighting in the Hell Hole, this would be particularly true—especially the unfortunate ones who were involved in the battle of Pickett’s Mill. … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Campaigns, Western Theater
Tagged 154th New York, Ambrose Bierce, Atlanta Campaign, Daniel Govan, Hell Hole, Hiram Granbury, Joseph Wheeler, Lewis Warner, Nathaniel McLean, New Hope Church, Oliver Otis Howard, Patrick Cleburne, Pickett's Mill, Thomas Key, Thomas Wood, William B. Hazen, William Gibson
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Drawing the War, Part 6: Paul Philippoteaux
Part six in a series. The original inspiration for this series of articles was a piece Chris Mackowski wrote earlier for ECW about his daughter and a picture by nineteenth century artist Paul Philippoteaux. The article made me think, again, about how … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Personalities, Preservation
Tagged Abner Doubleday, Alexander Webb, Battle of Gettysburg, drawing-the-war, Frank Leslie's Illustrated, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Cyclorama, John Gibbon, Oliver Otis Howard, Paul Philippoteaux, Pickett's Charge, Richard Neutra, Thomas Nast, William Tipton, Winfield Scott Hancock, Winslow Homer, Zeigler's Grove
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Reynolds Reconsidered
The question that has always lingered in my mind, Was John Reynolds a great corps commander? Major General John Fulton Reynolds reputation as corps commander has always baffled me as an historian. He was only really tested once as a … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Federal, Memory
Tagged Abner Doubleday, Chancellorsville, Death of John Reynolds, Frank O'Reilly, George Meade, Gettysburg, Henry Benning, James Wadsworth, John Buford, John Gibbon, John Reynolds, Lutheran Theological Seminary, McPherson Ridge, Oliver Otis Howard, Second Manassas, William Gamble
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