October 26, 1909 Major General Oliver Otis Howard passed away in Burlington, VT. He lost his arm to wounds from the Battle of Fair Oaks. His actions that day earned him the Medal of Honor. After the war, he worked in the Freedman’s Bureau and founded Howard University in Washington D.C. Submitted by Unionforever1865 t3_ye03w2 on October 26, 2022 at 2:55 PM in washingtondc 13 comments 129
wtf703 t1_itzp0be wrote on October 27, 2022 at 2:14 PM TIL Howard was founded by a one armed white dude Permalink 4
October 26, 1909 Major General Oliver Otis Howard passed away in Burlington, VT. He lost his arm to wounds from the Battle of Fair Oaks. His actions that day earned him the Medal of Honor. After the war, he worked in the Freedman’s Bureau and founded Howard University in Washington D.C.
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