Church Howe (1839 - 1915)

Born 13 Dec 1839 in Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Augusta Camilla (Bottomly) Howe — married 16 Jun 1863 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Died 7 Oct 1915 at age 75 in Auburn, Nemaha County, Nebraska

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Captain Church Howe served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1 AUG 1861
Mustered out: 10 APR 1863
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Biography

Born 13 DEC 1839. Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. ^[1][2][3]

From the Howe Genealogies: He enlisted in Co. G, 6th Mass. Regt., 15 April 1861, was appointed Quarter Master Sergeant of the regiment. He was discharged 23 July 1861, to accept an appointment of the 1st Lt. and Quarter Master of 15th Mass. Regt. Later he was commissioned as Captain, and brevet Major, U. S. Vols., and was assigned to duty as Ordnance Officer on the staff of Gen. Charles P. Stone. Later he was senior Aide de Camp to Gen. John Sedgwick. He was wounded at the Battle of Antietam. Va.; was made Provost Marshal of northern Maryland and West Va., with headquarters at Harper's Ferry, and later he served on the staff of Gen. Sedgwick. He was in the battles of Balls Bluff, Fair Oaks, Gaines Mill, Peach Orchard, Savages Sta., Charles City Cross Road, Glendale, Malvern Hill, second battle of Bull Run and Antietam. He was appointed the first U. S. Marshal of Wyoming Ter., in 1869. in 1871 he moved to Nebraska. He was a member of the House and Senate for twenty four years; twice president of the Senate; was a member of the State Board of Education ten years ; delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1884, and a member of the Republican National Committee 1884-8. Commander of the Dept of Nebraska. He was appointed U. S. Consul at Palerrno, Italy, July 1897-1900, at Sheffield, Eng., 1900-3, Consul General at Antwerp, Belgium, ' 1903-6, at Montreal, 1906-13. He died 7 Oct. 1915. No children.^[4]

Died 07 OCT 1915. Auburn, Nemaha County, Nebraska. ^[5][6]

Event: 15th_Mustr 01 AUG 1861. Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. ^[7] 15th_End 10 APR 1863. ^[8] Pens_Vet 30 AUG 1879. ^[9]

Emigration: 1871 Wyoming^[10]

Buried OCT 1915. Sheridan Cemetery, Auburn, Nemaha County, Nebraska. ^[11][12][13]

Marriage Husband Church Howe. Wife Augusta Camilla Bottomly. Child: Herbert Rhodes Howe. Marriage 16 JUN 1863. Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. ^[14][15]

Husband Albert Carleton Howe. Wife Mary Jane Carr. Child: Church Howe. Marriage BEF 1839. ^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S3
2. ↑ Source: #S1
3. ↑ Source: #S49
4. ↑ Daniel Wait Howe, Howe Genealogies, Genealogies of Abraham of Roxbury, James of Ipswich, Abraham of Marlborough and Edward of Lynn, Massachusetts", Vol. 2, (Boston: NEHGS, 1929), pp.378-379.
5. ↑ Source: #S23 22 Oct 1906, Report on the 40th Regimental Reunion of the 15th MVI
6. ↑ Source: #S122 Chris Howe cahowe@ix.netcom.com, Feb 26, 2003
7. ↑ Source: #S3
8. ↑ Source: #S3
9. ↑ Source: #S6
10. ↑ Source: #S49
11. ↑ Source: #S122 Chris Howe cahowe@ix.netcom.com, Feb 26, 2003
12. ↑ Source: #S262
13. ↑ Source: #S78
14. ↑ Source: #S244 Bedford, Nemaha, Nebraska, NA Film Number T9-0753, Page Number 197A
15. ↑ Source: #S122 Chris Howe cahowe@ix.netcom.com, Feb 26, 2003
16. ↑ Source: #S122 Chris Howe cahowe@ix.netcom.com, Feb 26, 2003

• Source: S1 The Story of the Fifteenth Regiment Massachusetts volunteer Infantry in the Civil War 1861 - 1864 Ford, Andrew E. Publication: Higginson Book Company, Salem, Massachusetts 01970, 1997, Original Date, 1898
• Source: S122 Message Boards of the GenForum.com online at Genealogy.com Note: (Note: with due respect to other reearchers, this information should be verified with primary sources.) Repository: #R2
• Repository: R2 Unknown
• Source: S23 Worcester Weekly Spy: Worcester Spy
• Source: S262 Cemetery Civil War Graves Registration Project by Sons of Union Veterans, Record Type: http://www.suvcwdb.org/home/search.php?action=search, Name Of Person: Reynaldo Rodriguez, Reader: Willie Grout Post, Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
• Source: S3 Record of the Massachusetts Volunteers. 1861-1865, Volume: 2 The Massachusetts Adjutant-General Publication: Wright & Potter, Printers to the State, Boston, Masssachusetts, 1870 Note: Unless otherwise documented, the 1870 roster has provided the basis for the estimated date of birth for the service men.
• Source: S49 Minute Men of '61: History and Complete Roster of the Massachusetts Regiments who responded to the First Call of President Abraham Lincoln, April 15, 1861. George W. Nason Publication: Smith & McCance, 38 Bromfield Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 1910 Repository: #R2
• Source: S6 Index to Civil War Pension Files Compiler: National Archives (NARA) Publication: Ancestry.com, online Note: These index card images online all specifically show service in the 15th MVI unless otherwise indicated. The certificate numbers and dates are sometimes difficult to read and should not be used to apply for a file at NARA. Repository: #R3
• Repository: R3 Unknown
• Source: S78 Find-a-Grave Website - http://www.findagrave.com/index.html, Url: http://www.findagrave.com/index.html