Albion P. Howe
Albion Parris Howe | |
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United States of America Union | |
Service/ | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1841–1882 |
Rank | Brigadier General Brevet Major General |
Commands held | 2nd Division, VI Corps Artillery Depot, Washington, D.C. 4th U.S. Artillery |
Battles/wars | Mexican–American War American Civil War |
Albion Parris Howe (March 13, 1818 – January 25, 1897) was an American officer who served as a Union general in the American Civil War. Howe's contentious relationships with superior officers in the Army of the Potomac eventually led to his being deprived of division command.
Early life and career
Howe was born in Standish, Maine. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1841. After serving in the 4th U.S. Artillery for two years, he taught mathematics at the U.S. Military Academy for three years.
Howe served in the
Civil War
At the beginning of the Civil War, Howe served under
In the subsequent campaigns of the
Howe was removed from command by Maj. Gen.
After leaving the Army of the Potomac, Howe commanded the artillery depot in
Postbellum service
At the close of the war, Howe served in the honor guard that stood watch over the corpse of
Howe retired from the Army on June 30, 1882, at the rank of colonel. He was a veteran companion of the Massachusetts Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. He died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is buried there in Mount Auburn Cemetery.[7]
Howe was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Andrew Mahaffey, a superintendent of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and Elizabeth McPherson. They had six children.[8]
See also
- List of American Civil War generals (Union)
- Battery Howe-Wagner, named for Howe
Notes
References
- Eicher, John H., and ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
- Hyde, Bill, The Union Generals Speak: The Meade Hearings on the Battle of Gettysburg, Louisiana State University Press, 2003, ISBN 978-0-8071-2581-6.
- Kauffman, Michael W., American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies, Random House, 2004, ISBN 0-375-50785-X.
- Parsons, Philip W., The Union Sixth Corps in the Chancellorsville Campaign, Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2006, ISBN 0-7864-2521-0.
- Tagg, Larry, The Generals of Gettysburg, Savas Publishing, 1998, ISBN 1-882810-30-9.
- Winslow, Richard Elliott, III, General John Sedgwick: the Story of a Union Corps Commander, Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1982, ISBN 0-89141-030-9.
External links
- Brig. Gen. Albion P. Howe's Official Report on the Battle of Gettysburg
- "Albion P. Howe". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2008-08-12.