The Christian General

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The Christian General was the sobriquet of Oliver Otis Howard, a Union Army officer and devout Christian who later led the Freedmen’s Bureau during Reconstruction.

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  • Oliver Otis Howard ×34

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
allegiance United States of America
awardReceived Medal of Honor
burialPlace Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Vermont, United States
conflict American Civil War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1830-11-08
dateOfDeath 1909-10-26
educatedAt United States Military Academy
ethnicGroup White American
fieldOfWork Reconstruction-era civil administration
military leadership
hasAlias O. O. Howard
hasPart service in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
service in the Western Theater of the American Civil War
memberOf Union Army
militaryBranch Union Army
militaryRank major general
nickname Christian General
The Christian General
notableFor advocacy for formerly enslaved people during Reconstruction
leading the Freedmen’s Bureau during Reconstruction
service as a Union general in the American Civil War
strong evangelical Christian beliefs
notableWork leadership of the Freedmen’s Bureau
occupation educator
military officer
placeOfBirth Leeds, Maine, United States
placeOfDeath Burlington, Vermont, United States
positionHeld Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands
religion Christianity
religiousCharacteristic devout evangelical Christian
sexOrGender male
workLocation Washington, D.C., United States

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Oliver Otis Howard
Oliver Otis Howard
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