As William H. Howe climbed the gallows at Fort Mifflin on the afternoon of Aug. 26, 1864, he looked out into a crowd of spectators gathered to watch his execution. Howe had been a private in the ...

William Howe, a Union soldier, took the final walk from his prison cell to the gallows on Aug. 24, 1864, at the parade ground at Fort Mifflin. After a few prayers, a noose was placed around his ...

William E.W. Howe, retired scientific adviser to the Army’s assistant chief of staff for intelligence, died Nov. 13 at his home in Washington. He was 93. The cause was complications from ...