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Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 2, Chapter 51: the early finances; schools started (search)
owever, there were notable exceptions to this opinion and conduct in the South. Some prominent Southern men earnestly advocated the introduction of schools, and several Southern churches established them in connection with their own organizations. The entire number of pupils in the schools for freedmen at the close of 1865 in the States that had been in insurrection, adding Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and the District of Columbia, amounted to 90,589; teachers 1,314, and schools 740. Mr. J. W. Alvord was made the chief inspector of schools, October 2, 1865. The Bureau gave transportation to teachers from their homes to the field and back during the necessary vacations. It also carried all their books and furniture, and to a considerable extent while the abandoned property remained available, provided buildings for the dwelling places of teachers and for the schools themselves. I early came to the conclusion that our school work was best promoted by placing one dollar of public mo
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 2, Index (search)
indicates Vol. II; hyphen (-) indicates a pages inclusive between figures given. Abercrombie, John J., I, 233, 235. Abbott, Lyman, 1, 269. Achron, E. O., II, 586. Adairsville, Battle of, I, 521-527. Adams, John Quincy, 11, 282, 321. Aiken, Hugh K., 11, 133. Alaska, Trip to, II, 468-484. Alden, B. R., I, 51, 53, 54. Alexander, A. J., II, 8. Alexander, E. P., I, 95. Alger, Russell A., II, 569, 572. Allatoona, Battle of, 11, 56-63. Alley, John W., I, 44. Alvord, J. W., II, 271. Ames, Adelbert, I, 349, 383, 386, 424, 429. Ames, John, I, 7. Amick, Myron J., II, 83, 139. Anderson, George B., 1, 300. Anderson, George W., 11, 91. Anderson, I. S., II, 587. Anderson, R. H., I, 275, 289, 331, 351, 356, 358, 359, 367, 369. Anderson, Robert, I, 96. Andrew, John A., I, 124. Andrews, George L., 1, 341. Andrews, Sidney, II, 440. Antietam, Battle of, I, 286-306. Appleton & Co., D., II, 556. Archer, James J., I, 408, 415. Ardag