Timeline
Birth- 8 Nov 1830
Leeds, ME
1775 - 2099Other Service
Conflict Period
Other Service
Rank
Major General - Indian conflict
Branch
Army
Served For
United States of America
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)- Ages: 63 - 32 years
Service End Date
1 Jan 1894
Branch
Army
Service Start Date
1 Nov 1862
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Rank
Major General
Served For
United States of America
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)- Ages: 32 - 31 years
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Branch
Army
Rank
Brigadier General
Service Start Date
3 Sept 1861
Service End Date
1 Nov 1862
Served For
United States of America
Education: To
1 Jan 1850
Education: Place
United States Military Academy, NY
Employment: Position
President
Education: To
1 Jul 1854
Education: Place
Brunswick, ME
Employment: Position
Professor of Mathematics
Employment: Employer
Howard University
Employment: Employer
West Point
Employment: Position
Superintendent
Education: From
1 Jul 1850
Employment: End Date
1 Jan 1874
Gender
Male
Employment: Place
Washington, DC
Education: To
1 Jan 1846
Employment: Place
United States Military Academy, NY
Education: Institution
West Point
Education: Institution
Monmouth Academy
Employment: Start Date
1 Jan 1857
Education: From
1 Sept 1844
Employment: End Date
1 Jan 1861
Education: Institution
Bowdoin College
Education: Place
Monmouth, ME
Employment: Start Date
1 Jan 1881
Education: From
1 Jan 1846
Employment: Start Date
1 Jan 1869
Employment: End Date
1 Jan 1882
Death- 26 Oct 1909-Age: 79 years
Burlington, VT
Burial- 1 Oct 1909-Age: 79 years
Lake View Cemetery, Burlington, VT
Other Facts
Also known as
"The Christian General"
Full Name
Oliver Howard
Full Name
Oliver Otis Howard
