Historedia
Person

Oliver Otis Howard

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1865

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Oliver Otis Howard, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Congress creates the Freedmen's Bureau

    1865

    Role: First Freedmen's Bureau Commissioner

    1. 1865 · United StatesFirst Commissioner Appointed

      Oliver Otis Howard was appointed as the first Commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau.

    2. March 3, 1865 · United StatesCongress Authorizes the Bureau

      The U.S. Congress authorized the formation of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands on March 3, 1865.

Sources

  1. Freedmen's Bureau Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28