Chapter XV: �oliver O. Howard

Can there be a Christian Soldier?�General Howard's Birth�His Military Education�His Life Before the Rebellion�Resigns in Order to get into the Field�Made Brigadier for Good Conduct at Bull Run�Commands the Eleventh Corps and Joins the Army at Chattanooga�His Services in the Army of the Potomac�Extreme Calmness on the Field of Battle�Services with Sherman�Sherman's high Opinion of him�Col. Bowman's Admiration of Howard's Christian Observances�Patriotic Services while Invalided at Home�Reproves the Swearing Teamster�Placed over the Freedmen's Bureau�The Central Historic Fact of the War�The Rise of Societies to Help the Freedmen�The Work of the Freedmen's Bureau�Disadvantages Encountered by it, and by General Howard�Results of the Bureau thus far�Col. Bowman's Description of Gen. Howard's Duties�Gen. Sherman's Letter to Gen. Howard on Assuming the Post�Estimate of Gen. Howard's Abilities. 447 xiv