Oliver Otis Howard. Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard. New York: The Baker & Taylor Company, 1907. 2 volumes, 8vo. Maroon cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION. 

Oliver Otis Howard was a career US Army officer who lost his right arm while leading his men against Confederate forces at the Battle of Seven Pines (Fair Oaks) in June 1862, an action which later earned him the Medal of Honor. He played a major role in Reconstruction as the commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau from May 1865 until 1874. He proposed far-reaching programs addressing social welfare, education, judicial equity, and medical care. Allied with the Radical Republicans, he often clashed with President Johnson, who called him a "fanatic." Notably, he played prominent roles in founding the historically Black Howard University. In 1896, he was also involved in the founding of Lincoln Memorial University, which was established out of a desire to help the poor people of East Tennessee, the majority of whom remained loyal to the Union during the war. 

A scarce memoir from an important Civil War and Reconstruction era figure. 

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