Oliver Otis Howard. Howard saw active service during the four years of bloody conflict. Assigned to the Army of the Potomac under Gen. George McClellan, he participated in the 1862 Peninsula Campaign. During the Battle of Fair Oaks on June 1, 1862 Howard was wounded twice in the right arm necessitating its amputation. For his gallantry under fire, Howard was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.  Quickly recovering, Howard rejoined the Army of the Potomac in time for the  Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day during the entire day.  After Antietam, Howard was given command of the XI Corps.

Articles and Addresses Civil War.pdf Atlanta and the March to the Sea -- O.O. Howard.pdf Biographical - O.O. Howard.pdf Biographical Data on General Howard.pdf Correspondence, Civil War, June 1861-April 1865 [ images and transcripts].pdf Correspondence, Civil War, June 1861-April 1865 [transcripts only].pdf Diary of Maj. T.W. Osborn, U.S.V. Operations of the Army of the Tennessee, in the Carolina Campaign, 1865.pdf Military - Articles and addresses by Howard, manuscript, typescript.pdf Military career, records, 1854-1909, undated.pdf Official Reports.pdf Scrapbooks - O.O. Howard.pdf Wars and Campaigns.pdf

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