★  Howe, Albion Parris

Albion Parris Howe

Born: March 13, 1818
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Birthplace: Standish, Maine

Father: Ebenezer Howe 1773 – 1841

Mother: Catherine Spring 1780 – 1860

Wife: Elizabeth Law Mehaffey 1838 – 1921
(Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts)​

Children:

Elizabeth Mehaffey “Lillee” Howe 1860 – 1942​
(Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts)​
Katharine McPherson Howe 1865 – 1935​
(Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts)​
William DeLancey “Dancey” Howe 1869 – 1954​
(Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts)​
Leonora Spring Howe Booth 1871 – 1958​
(Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts)​

Education:

1841: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (8th in class)​

Occupation before War:

1841 – 1846: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 4th Artillery​
1843 – 1846: Assistant Math Professor at West Point​
1846 – 1855: 1st Lt. United States Army, 4th Artillery​
1846 – 1855: Adjutant of United States Army, 4th Artillery​
1847: Brevetted Captain for Gallantry in 2 Mexican War Battles​
1855 – 1863: Captain, United States Army, 4th Artillery​
1859 – 1860: Served at Cavalry of Practice at Fort Monroe, Virginia​
1860 – 1861: on Frontier Duty at Fort Randall, Dakota Territory​

Civil War Career:

1861: Served in the Battle of Rich Mountain, Western Virginia​
1861: Served in the Skirmish at Elk Water, Western Virginia​
1861: Served in the Battle of Greenbrier in Western Virginia​
1861 – 1862: Served in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.​
1862: Served in the Virginia Peninsula Campaign​
1862 – 1866: Brigadier General, Union Army Volunteers​
1862: Served in the Second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia​
1862: Served in the Battle of South Mountain, Maryland​
1862: Served in the Battle of Antietam, Maryland​
1862: Served in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia​
1863: Served in the Battle of Salem Church, Virginia​
1863: Served in the Battle of Gettysburg Pennsylvania​
1863 – 1879: Major United States Army, 4th Artillery​
1864 – 1866: Commander of Artillery Depot in Washington, D.C.​
1864: Served in the Defenses of Harper’s Ferry​
1865: Brevetted Lt. Colonel, Colonel, Brig. General and Major Gen.​
1866: Member of U.S. Army Artillery Board​
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on January 15th

Occupation after War:

1863 – 1879: Major, United States Army, 4th Artillery​
1866 – 1867: Member Board to inspect Arms, and Military Stores​
1868: Served with the Freedmen’s Bureau​
1868 – 1872: U.S. Army Commander of Fort Washington, Maryland​
1875: Suffered a bad fever that almost killed him​
1876: Medical leave due to weakness of his back and lower limbs​
1876: In Charge of U.S. Army Disbursing Office in Louisville, Kentucky​
1877: Post Commander in Presidio, California​
1877: Post Commander of Alcatraz Island, California​
1879 – 1882: Lt. Colonel, United States Army, 2nd Artillery​
1879 – 1882: U.S. Army Commander of Fort McHenry​
1882: Colonel United States Army 4th​ Artillery​
1882: U.S. Army Commander of Fort Adams, Rhode Island​
1882: Retired from United States Army on June 30th

Died: January 25, 1897

Place of Death:
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cause of Death: General giving out of the vital powers

Age at time of Death: 79 years old

Burial Place: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
 
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The participation of Howe's Division at Gettysburg was minimal (through no fault of Howe's). They were assigned to the Sixth Corps and were for the most part in reserve after they arrived on the field at about 5:00 p.m. on July 2. Total casualties for the division were 2 dead, 12 wounded and 1 missing.
 
The participation of Howe's Division at Gettysburg was minimal (through no fault of Howe's). They were assigned to the Sixth Corps and were for the most part in reserve after they arrived on the field at about 5:00 p.m. on July 2. Total casualties for the division were 2 dead, 12 wounded and 1 missing.
And contained one of the hardest fighting brigades in the AotP, the First Vermont Brigade.

Ryan
 
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