Oliver Otis Howard

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American military officer Reconstruction-era leader Union Army general abolitionist educator human university president

Oliver Otis Howard was a Union Civil War general and prominent Reconstruction-era leader who later became a key advocate for African American education and civil rights.

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Oliver O. Howard 13
Oliver Otis Howard canonical 8
General Oliver O. Howard 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American military officer ⓘ
Reconstruction-era leader ⓘ
Union Army general ⓘ
abolitionist ⓘ
educator ⓘ
human ⓘ
university president ⓘ
allegiance United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States (Union)
awardReceived Medal of Honor ⓘ
battle Atlanta Campaign ⓘ
Battle of Antietam ⓘ
Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ
Battle of Fair Oaks ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Sherman’s March to the Sea ⓘ
surface form: Sherman's March to the Sea
birthDate 1830-11-08 ⓘ
birthPlace Leeds, Maine ⓘ
surface form: Leeds, Maine, United States
burialPlace Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Vermont ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart disease ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1909-10-26 ⓘ
educatedAt Bowdoin College ⓘ
United States Military Academy ⓘ
surface form: United States Military Academy at West Point
familyName Howard ⓘ
fullName Oliver Otis Howard self-link ⓘ
givenName Oliver ⓘ
Otis ⓘ
hasOccupation author ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
university administrator ⓘ
militaryBranch Union Army ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
militaryRank major general ⓘ
nickname The Christian General ⓘ
notableAchievement advocated African American education and civil rights during Reconstruction ⓘ
helped found Howard University ⓘ
notableFor leadership in Reconstruction policies toward freed slaves ⓘ
promotion of schools and colleges for African Americans ⓘ
notableWork leadership of the Freedmen's Bureau ⓘ
placeOfDeath Burlington, Vermont ⓘ
surface form: Burlington, Vermont, United States
positionHeld commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands ⓘ
president of Howard University ⓘ
president of Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
servedIn American Civil War ⓘ
United States–Native American wars ⓘ
surface form: Indian Wars
wrote autobiographical works about his military and public service ⓘ

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Howard University → founder → Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
Howard University → namedAfter → Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
Oliver Otis Howard → fullName → Oliver Otis Howard self-link ⓘ
Cemetery Hill → commandedBy → Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
this entity surface form: Major General Oliver O. Howard
Battle of Gettysburg → hasCommander → Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oliver O. Howard
Military Division of the Mississippi → notableCommander → Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
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Nez Perce War → opposedBy → Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oliver O. Howard
Nez Perce War → notableLeader → Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
this entity surface form: General Oliver O. Howard
Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Vermont → hasFinalRestingPlaceOf → Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Vermont → hasNotableBurial → Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
The Christian General → hasAlias → Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
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XI Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) → commander → Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
Savannah Campaign → notableUnionCommander → Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
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Army of the Tennessee → commander → Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oliver O. Howard
Army of the Tennessee → notableCommander → Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oliver O. Howard
Cochise (Apache leader) → negotiatedWith → Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
subject surface form: Cochise
this entity surface form: General Oliver O. Howard
Battle of Ezra Church → commander → Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
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Battle of Ezra Church → UnionCommander → Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
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Chief Joseph → surrenderedTo → Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
this entity surface form: General Oliver O. Howard
Battle of the Clearwater → commander → Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
Battle of Pickett’s Mill → commander → Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
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Battle of Pickett’s Mill → unionForceCommander → Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
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Battle of Jonesborough → commander → Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
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Battle of Jonesborough → commanderOfUnionRightWing → Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
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Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt → surrenderedTo → Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
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Howard Theatre → namedAfter → Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
Battle of Bentonville → UnionCommander → Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oliver O. Howard