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.

Aliases (4)

Oliver O. Howard ×3
General Oliver O. Howard ×1
Major General Oliver O. Howard ×1
O. O. Howard ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American military officer → Reconstruction-era leader → Union Army general → abolitionist → educator → human → university president →
allegiance	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 →
birthDate	1830-11-08 →
birthPlace	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 at West Point →
familyName	Howard →
fullName	Oliver Otis Howard →
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, 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 → Indian Wars →
wrote	autobiographical works about his military and public service →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cemetery Hill ("Major General Oliver O. Howard") →	commandedBy
Howard University →	founder
Oliver Otis Howard →	fullName
Oliver Otis Howard ("O. O. Howard") →	hasAlias
Battle of Gettysburg ("Oliver O. Howard") →	hasCommander
Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Vermont →	hasFinalRestingPlaceOf
Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Vermont →	hasNotableBurial
Howard University →	namedAfter
Military Division of the Mississippi ("Oliver O. Howard") →	notableCommander
Nez Perce War ("General Oliver O. Howard") →	notableLeader
Nez Perce War ("Oliver O. Howard") →	opposedBy