Oliver O. Howard- Major General. November 8th, 1830- October 26th 1909

Known as “the Christian General,” Oliver Otis Howard is a unique figure in Civil War history. Despite lackluster performances by troops under his command, Howard’s reputation as an efficient and personally courageous officer would lead to command of an army by the war’s end.
Oliver was born in Leeds, Maine. He was educated in north Yarmouth, Maine before graduating Bowdoin College in 1850. Immediately following graduation Oliver received an appointment at West Point. In 1857, after assignments on the East coast, Howard took part in the campaign against the Florida Seminoles. It was here that the previously religious officer underwent a serious conversion to evangelical …show more content…
Growing up at the age of 10 Frederick was sent to live with plantation owners in Baltimore home of Hugh Ald. It was there that Douglass first learned how to read and write, by defying a ban on teaching slaves how to read. Hugh Alds wife Sophia taught Frederick the alphabet when he was around 12.
Frederick Douglass tried to escape slavery two times before he succeeded. He was assisted in his final attempt by Anna Murray, a free black woman in Baltimore with whom Douglass had fallen in love. Eventually Douglass was asked to tell his story at abolitionist meetings, after which he became a regular anti-slavery lecturer. William Lloyd Garrison was impressed with Douglass’ strength and rhetorical skill, and wrote of him in The Liberator. Several days after the story ran, Douglass delivered his first speech at the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society's annual convention in Nantucket. Fame had its drawbacks for a runaway slave. Following the publication of his autobiography, Douglass departed for Ireland to evade recapture. Douglass set sail for Liverpool on August 16, 1845, arriving in Ireland as the Irish Potato Famine was beginning. He remained in Ireland and Britain for two years. On February 20, 1895, Douglass attended a meeting of the National Council of Women in Washington, D.C. Shortly after returning home, Frederick Douglass died of a massive heart attack or stroke. He was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New