 Complete the following phrase:  Howry was born on May 14, 1844 in Oxford, Mississippi, the son of James M. Howry and Narcissa Bowen Howry. He received his early education in Oxford and began studies at the University of Mississippi, but left college to serve in the American Civil War. Howry joined the Confederate States Armys 29th Mississippi Infantry Regiment as a private. He later received a commission, and attained the rank of captain. Howrys combat experience included the Battles of Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Resaca, New Hope Church, Peachtree Creek, Atlanta, 