General Oliver Otis Howard Speaks at Bethel
by Stanley R. Howe
Oliver Otis Howard (1830-1909), ca. 1865 Courtesy of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission
Civil War General Oliver Otis Howard spoke at Bethel on the afternoon of 15 July…
CONTENTS: Introduction: Joshua Chamberlain returns to Gettysburg -- Maine goes to war -- Maine spills blood -- McClellan makes his move -- Howard loses his arm -- Ames gets a regiment -- The 7th Maine makes a charge -- The 19th Maine smells powder --…