While observing a sunday School ceremony for African-American children, this man asked if the children had any message for their white counterparts, to which someone stood up and said "Tell them we are rising."
While observing a sunday School ceremony for African-American children, this man asked if the children had any message for their white counterparts, to which someone stood up and said "Tell them we are rising." He commanded the Army of the Tennessee in Sherman's March to the Sea and was earlier berated by General Hooker for losing the Battle of Chancellorsville by leaving an unprotected flank. He is often criticized for choosing (*) Cemetery Hill as his point of defense at the Battle of Gettysburg, abandoning much of the Union front line. After the Civil War, he was sent to Fort Vancouver to fight against Native Americans, particularly the Apache and a group led by Chief Joseph, who said "I will fight no more forever" while surrendering to this man. For 10 points, name this Union general who fought the Nez Perce, the first and only commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau.
While observing a sunday School ceremony for African-American children, this man asked if the children had any message for their white counterparts, to which someone stood up and said "Tell them we are rising."
Oliver Otis Howard