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Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Dec 29, 2023

The Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) Board of Trustees dedicated a bronze statue honoring Gen. Oliver Otis Howard in Alumni Park on the LMU Main Campus in Harrogate, Tennessee, during its annual Homecoming celebration in October. LMU Chairman Autry O.V. “Pete” DeBusk and the board commissioned the Fine Art Studio of Rotblatt Amrany to create a tribute to Howard based on another statue honoring the Civil War general, which stands in Gettysburg National Military Park. In 1896, after retiring from the Army, Howard traveled to the Cumberland Gap area and met with Rev. A.A. Myers who had founded the Harrow Academy for underprivileged mountain families. Howard agreed to help raise money for the school if Myers would expand its scope to include higher education. A year later, LMU was founded as a living memorial to President Abraham Lincoln. Howard remained dedicated and involved with LMU through the end of his life in 1909. Read the press release from LMU.