Albion Parris Howe
Born: March 13, 1818
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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