Oliver O. Howard " the Christian General "

Respect in uniform A man with respect Major Oliver O. Howard One of the US Armies best A courageous soldier With an order to follow Dis-quell the Indian Wars So there be peace tomorrow Born in Maine His dad died when he was nine But this little boy Turned out oh so fine At nineteen, he graduated A young man, already well rated 1854 Military pass This bright young man, 4th in his class Time advances to the Indian Wars To do his duties, soldier sworn To quell the fighting, peace be ours Chief Joseph and the Indian colors His task achieved, tho Indian losses Orders he served, from Washington's bosses Chief Joseph, from his lands he was moved To Oklahoma, situation defused 1894 the retirement of he Major General what he rose to be Universities and College named in his name This quite amazing soldier of Military Fame http://www.thehighlanderspoems.com/native-americans.php " When i heard about this gentleman, it desired me to write. Unknown to me he has actually been in the historical background of one of my poems, and an ancestor of one of our poets "