More from the battlefield. The first postcard is Major General Oliver Otis Howard of Maine. His statue sits on east Cemetery Hill which he defended through most of the three days in Gettysburg. General Howard received the Congressional Medal of Honor and went on to fight in the Indian wars. He fought against Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce. He also is credited with founding Howard University. Next postcard is a view of Culps Hill on the extreme Union right. The last one for today is Brigadier General John White Geary. Do you know him? Do you know what he did before the Civil War? How about after the Civil War? He was a busy man. Born in western Pennsylvania, he was appointed the first Mayor of San Francisco in the new state of California in 1850. After that he declined the Governorship of the Utah Territory. But from 1856 through 1857 he held the position as the third Governor of the Kansas Territory. After leading the 28th PA Infantry in Gettysburg, General Geary was elected to two terms as the 16th Governor in his home state of Pennsylvania. Governor Geary died just three weeks after leaving office. He was 53.
More from the battlefield. The first postcard is Major General Oliver Otis Howard of Maine. His statue sits on east Cemetery Hill which he defended through most of the three days in Gettysburg. General Howard received the Congressional Medal of Honor and went on to fight in the Indian wars. He fought against Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce. He also is credited with founding Howard University. Next postcard is a view of Culps Hill on the extreme Union right. The last one for today is Brigadier General John White Geary. Do you know him? Do you know what he did before the Civil War? How about after the Civil War? He was a busy man. Born in western Pennsylvania, he was appointed the first Mayor of San Francisco in the new state of California in 1850. After that he declined the Governorship of the Utah Territory. But from 1856 through 1857 he held the position as the third Governor of the Kansas Territory. After leading the 28th PA Infantry in Gettysburg, General Geary was elected to two terms as the 16th Governor in his home state of Pennsylvania. Governor Geary died just three weeks after leaving office. He was 53.
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