. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . on High School, where his parents moved in 1855. He entered theUniversity in 1856, and remained nearly three years, being obliged to give uphis course temporarily to earn the money teaching school to pay his expenses. He taught in Burlington, Vt., fora time, then in a ]MiUtary school inNorth Carolina. Early in 1861, hegave up his school, owing to the poli-tical disturbances of the time, andwent to Lyons, Iowa, where hisparents had removed. He soonjoined the Clinton County Guardsand was commissioned first Ueuten-an
. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . on High School, where his parents moved in 1855. He entered theUniversity in 1856, and remained nearly three years, being obliged to give uphis course temporarily to earn the money teaching school to pay his expenses. He taught in Burlington, Vt., fora time, then in a ]MiUtary school inNorth Carolina. Early in 1861, hegave up his school, owing to the poli-tical disturbances of the time, andwent to Lyons, Iowa, where hisparents had removed. He soonjoined the Clinton County Guardsand was commissioned first Ueuten-ant, May 5, 1861. This companywas mustered into the United \ice as Company L,2d Iowa Infan-try, and he was commissioned its lieu-tenant, May 28, 1861; was promotedcaptain, April 1, 1862; major, October12, 1863, serving for some time on thestaff of General Dodge, as judge-advocate; and lieutenant-colonel,April 10, 1864. He was seriouslywounded in his thigh, July 22, 1864,during the fierce battle at Atlanta,Georgia, and was incapacitated forduty for a few weeks. The 2nd. Col. Noel Byron Howard. and 3rd Iowa being consolidated November 4, 1864, he was commissionedcolonel, November 8, 1864; was mustered out of service with his regimentJuly 12, 1865; served with his regiment in nineteen battles and manj smallerengagements. During the last of his service, he was in command of hisbrigade, the First Brigade, 2d Division, 16th .\rmy Corps, and would have ina short time received his commission as brigadier-general. Stuart in his Iowa Colonels pays the following tribute to ColonelHoward: Colonel Howard is a small man, weighing not more than onehundred and thirty-five pounds. A stranger would judge that he had littlecapacity for physical endurance; but he is as hardy as a knot; is quiet and un-pretending in his manner, and quick in his movements. His countenanceindicate much energy and inteUigence. He is a model soldier. From the first,he was known in the 2d Iowa, as the model youn
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