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Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 2, Chapter 55: first appropriation by congress for the bureau; the reconstruction Act, March 2, 1867; increase of educational work (search)
the levying of taxes, the building of schoolhouses, and the employing of teachers were entirely in the hands of white men. This was a fact not at all to be wondered at nor deplored, considering the short period since emancipation came; there were, in general, honest and conscientious dealings. Under the new Bureau law approved July 16, 1866, which extended its provisions and care to all loyal refugees and freedmen, Missouri and Kansas constituted a nominal district over which Lieutenant Colonel F. A. Seeley was placed and acted especially as superintendent of education. The educational law of Missouri was quite as good as that of West Virginia. It did the legislation of that State great credit in its liberal provisions; and could the dispositions of the peopie have been as good as that of the legislators at least two thirds of the children of the freedmen would this year (1867) have been at school. Outside of St. Louis, however, they had not yet the advantages of a single pub
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 2, Index (search)
51, 131, 145, 152, 154, 332, 549, 558. Schoolcraft, Madam, II, 459. Schurz, Carl, I, 264, 348, 349, 364, 366, 371, 375, 408, 411, 413, 414, 416,417,424,429,444,467,479,494. Schuyler, E., II, 513. Scott, Harvey, II, 463. Scott, Mrs., I, 143, 162. Scott, R. K., II, 557. Scott, Winfield, I, 12, 60, 133, 135, 139, 166, 180. Sedgwick, John, I, 119, 169, 172 196, 199, 215, 222, 237-240, 242-244, 267, 278, 291, 296-299, 302, 349, 353, 356-360, 366, 369, 377, 381, 383. Seeley, F. A., II, 348. Seligman, A. L., II, 586. Seminole War, I, 74-89. Sewall, F. D., I, 178, 187, 215, 251, 298. Sewall, John 8., I, 38. Seward, W. F., I, 180. Seward, William H., I, 49, 138, 180; II, 155, 277. Shaiter, Wm. R., II, 548. Sharp, Fred D., II, 571. Sharra, Abram, I, 442. Shepherd, Alexander R., II, 459. Sheridan, Phil H., I, 192, 478, 479, 488; II, 45, 287, 332, 429, 447, 494, 549. Sherman, Frank T., I, 600. Sherman, John, II, 553. Sherman, T