Life span: 03/25/1818 to 01/25/1897TabsLife SummaryFull name: Albion Parris HowePlace of Birth: Standish, MEBurial Place: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, MABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Spouses: 1Family: Ann Cleland (wife) Education: West Point (US Military Academy)Occupation: MilitaryEducatorRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderPolitical Parties: RepublicanOther Affiliations: OtherOther Affiliation: Freedman's BureauMilitary: US military (Pre-Civil War)Union ArmyUS military (Post-Civil War) Events Date span begin Life span End Event 04/27/1863 04/30/1863 The Army of the Potomac concentrates on Chancellorsville in preparation for an attack on Lee 05/01/1863 05/01/1863 Union and Confederate armies collide near Chancellorsville in Spotsylvania County, Virginia 05/02/1863 05/02/1863 "Stonewall" Jackson's flanking movement seizes the initiative in the Battle of Chancellorsville 05/03/1863 05/03/1863 Lee's Army of Northern Virginia forces back entrenched Union forces at the Battle of Chancellorsville 05/05/1863 05/06/1863 The beaten Union Army retreats across the Rappahannock, ending the Battle of Chancellorsville 05/06/1865 05/06/1865 In Washington, the officers of the military court for John Wilkes Booth's accused fellow plotters are named 05/09/1865 05/09/1865 In Washington, membership of the military court for John Wilkes Booth's accused fellow plotters is adjusted 05/10/1865 05/10/1865 In Washington, the accused Lincoln Assassination plotters all plead not guilty before their military court 05/12/1865 05/12/1865 In Washington's Old Penitentiary, the taking of evidence in the Lincoln conspiracy trial begins 05/13/1865 06/13/1865 In Washington's Old Penitentiary, the taking of evidence in the Lincoln conspiracy trial continues 06/14/1865 06/14/1865 In Washington's Old Penitentiary, the taking of evidence in the Lincoln conspiracy trial concludes 06/15/1865 06/28/1865 In Washington's Old Penitentiary, final arguments are being made in the Lincoln conspiracy trial 06/29/1865 06/29/1865 In Washington's Old Penitentiary, the Commission in the Lincoln conspiracy trial begin their deliberations 07/05/1865 07/05/1865 In Washington, President Andrew Johnson approves the sentences passed down to the Lincoln conspirators 07/06/1865 07/06/1865 In Washington's Old Penitentiary, the Lincoln conspirators are told their fate in their cells Major TopicsLincoln's Assassination Documents Subject Docs Date Title 07/05/1865 Official Verdict of the Military Commission trying the Lincoln Conspirators, as endorsed by President Johnson, July 5, 1865 Images Albion Parris Howe Albion Parris Howe, detail Bibliography
