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After the US Civil War, Union General Oliver O. Howard was appointed by US President Andrew John to head the newly created Freedmen's Bureau. Later on General Howard was instrumental in establishing a college for Black people in Washington DC. It was named Howard University in Howard's honor. Please note this writer always uses the terms that fit the times in most answers.

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When Union General James B. McPherson was killed during the Battle of Atlanta, General Sherman replaced him with General O.O. Howard. He was a veteran of Gettysburg. Howard University is named after General Howard. After the war, Howard headed the Freedman's Bureau.

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After the death of General James B. McPherson at the Battle of Atlanta, General Sherman named General O.O. Howard as the new commander of the Army of the Tennessee. Howard was a veteran of Gettysburg. After the war, he headed the Freedman's Bureau. Howard University in Washington DC is named after this general.

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