Timeline
Birth- Nov 8, 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
Jan 1, 1894
Branch
Army
Service Start Date
Nov 1, 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
Sept 3, 1861
Service End Date
Nov 1, 1862
Served For
United States of America
Education: To
Jan 1, 1850
Education: Place
United States Military Academy, NY
Employment: Position
President
Education: To
Jul 1, 1854
Education: Place
Brunswick, ME
Employment: Position
Professor of Mathematics
Employment: Employer
Howard University
Employment: Employer
West Point
Employment: Position
Superintendent
Education: From
Jul 1, 1850
Employment: End Date
Jan 1, 1874
Gender
Male
Employment: Place
Washington, DC
Education: To
Jan 1, 1846
Employment: Place
United States Military Academy, NY
Education: Institution
West Point
Education: Institution
Monmouth Academy
Employment: Start Date
Jan 1, 1857
Education: From
Sept 1, 1844
Employment: End Date
Jan 1, 1861
Education: Institution
Bowdoin College
Education: Place
Monmouth, ME
Employment: Start Date
Jan 1, 1881
Education: From
Jan 1, 1846
Employment: Start Date
Jan 1, 1869
Employment: End Date
Jan 1, 1882
Death- Oct 26, 1909-Age: 79 years
Burlington, VT
Burial- Oct 1, 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
