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Oliver Otis Howard

1830 - 1909

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Oliver Otis Howard (November 8, 1830 – October 26, 1909) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the Civil War. As a brigade commander in the Army of the Potomac, Howard lost his right arm while leading his men against Confederate forces at the Battle of Fair Oaks/Seven Pines in June 1862, an action which later earned him the Medal of Honor. As a corps commander, he suffered a major defeat at Chancellorsville and his performance was of question at Gettysburg in May and July 1863. However, he recovered from possible career setbacks as a successful corps and later army commander, commanding the Army of the Tennessee from July 27, 1864, until May 19, 1865, leading the army in the battles of Ezra Church, Battle of Jonesborough, Sherman's March to the Sea, and the Carolinas campaign in the Western Theater. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oliver Otis Howard is the 6,009th most popular politician (up from 16,486th in 2019), the 2,166th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,949th in 2019) and the 181st most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Oliver Otis Howard ranks 6,009 out of 19,576. Before him are Ri Chun-hee, Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona, Onjo of Baekje, Fradique de Menezes, Jinpyeong of Silla, and Carlos Andrés Pérez. After him are Otto Wels, Baldwin VII, Count of Flanders, Crateuas of Macedon, André de Montbard, Ovadia Yosef, and Wacho.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1830, Oliver Otis Howard ranks 23. Before him are Princess Eugénie of Sweden, Élisée Reclus, Étienne-Jules Marey, Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg, Albert Günther, and Karl Goldmark. After him are Jules de Goncourt, Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges, Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Lalla Fatma N'Soumer, Adèle Hugo, and Samori Ture. Among people deceased in 1909, Oliver Otis Howard ranks 25. Before him are Felice Beato, Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Arnold Janssen, Red Cloud, Paul Gachet, and Count Kasimir Felix Badeni. After him are Simon Newcomb, Princess Marie of Orléans, Ludwig Gumplowicz, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Renée Vivien, and Naftali Herz Imber.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Oliver Otis Howard ranks 2,166 out of 20,380. Before him are Martin Gardner (1914), Mary Steenburgen (1953), William Le Baron Jenney (1832), Alvin Kraenzlein (1876), Walter Alvarez (1940), and Paul L. Smith (1936). After him are Stacy Keach (1941), Robert Bloch (1917), John Densmore (1944), Paul Marcinkus (1922), Robin Hobb (1952), and John du Pont (1938).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Oliver Otis Howard ranks 181. Before him are Hiram Bingham III (1875), Charles Joseph Bonaparte (1851), Jack Reed (1949), Conrad Hilton (1887), Spotted Elk (1826), and Hubert Humphrey (1911). After him are William Wyatt Bibb (1781), William Walker (1824), Kit Bond (1939), Jack Kemp (1935), Harvey Milk (1930), and Richard Russell Jr. (1897).

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