Howry was born on May 14, 1844 in Oxford, Mississippi, the son of James M. Howry and Narcissa (Bowen) Howry. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Howry joined the Confederate States Army's 29th Mississippi Infantry Regiment as a private. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Howry's combat experience included the Battles of Chickamauga,
Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Resaca, New Hope Church, Peachtree Creek, Atlanta, Jonesborough, and Franklin.<unk> Howry was wounded at the Battle of Franklin, and remained in the military until the end of the war. After the war, Howry was a longtime member of the United Confederate Veterans. He served in several leadership roles, including commander of the Army of Northern Virginia department with the rank of lieutenant general.<unk> He served in several leadership roles, including commander of the Army of Northern Virginia department with the rank of lieutenant general.