Albion Parris Howe | |
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Born | Standish, Maine | March 13, 1818
Died | January 25, 1897 Cambridge, Massachusetts | (aged 78)
Place of burial | Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Allegiance | United States of America Union |
Service/ | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1841–1882 |
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Commands | 2nd Division, VI Corps Artillery Depot, Washington, D.C. 4th U.S. Artillery |
Battles/wars | Mexican–American War American Civil War |
Albion Parris Howe (March 13, 1818 – January 25, 1897) was an American officer who served as a Union general in the American Civil War. Howe's contentious relationships with superior officers in the Army of the Potomac eventually led to his being deprived of division command.