The morning times., 1895-09-08

part OF our national history. General
schofield is a native Of Canandai, Chau.
tauqua county, New York His gradua-
ton al the Point occurred in 1888. Seven
yearSlateT he was made professor Of physics,
at Washington University, 81. Louis.
In SOB he was made briEadier general
OF volunteers, and a year later was pro-
NOTED to a ajor-EeneraIship. Before
this he had been honored by the State Of
Missouri with the rank Of bricadicr- general
OF its militia. Gen schofield took part
IN the leading engag agements Of the Atlanta
campaign, and after the capture or the
city OF Atlanta, he was placed under Gen.
Thomas, 10 command OF the forces whiCb
opposed the movement OF Gen. Hood to-
ward Nashville. He was made a hriEadier-
general in the regular army and afterwards
ma jor-g general. As commander OF the
department OF North Carolina, he took
possession OF Wilmington He commanded
the victorious army at the battle or Kings
ton, after which he advanced to Goldsboro,
where, on March %, 1865, he made the ever
pemoraBle junction OF his forces with
those Of Gen. sherman Gen. Schofield
was Secretary OF War from May 2S, 1868,
10 March II, 1863.
Such an outline OF his career as this gives
no idea whatever OF the personality Of the
man. Yet Gen. Sherman often said that he
had come across uudaunted courage fre.
queDtly, invincible courage now and then,
but he had no idea what cool courage was
until he met Schofield. An incident that
first called attention TO this quality in the
man, occurred when the future soldier had
barely taken a regiment to the war. HeaDd
his men were resting after a skirmiSh in
Southern Tennessee. Hood was expected
20 move n.rthward, and his skirmishing
parties were known to be hovering near.
schofield happened to be raising a tin mug
fun OF water to his lips, when bullet sped
clean through it, The men sprang TO their
feet, but sChofield paid not the slightest
attention to the incident. The water
trickled through the hole made in the mug
and schofield quietly drank off the liquid.
it was asnlalle event, perhaps, buttheaccount
OF it spread.
schofieid's favorite military hero is Han
nibal. He does not share the prevalent
mania for Napoleon, explaining the fact
by saying that a soldier, with a mighty
nation at his back, who wins battles, is not
so great as a soldier with towards and a
weak power behind him who wins, never
theless. As a tactican, Gen. schofield
deems Hannibal a genius OF the highest
order. His standing ''gloriously at bay''
In Southern Italy is an event he agrees with
Gen. Dodge in believing a magnificent
object lesson TO all soldiers. Gen. Schofield
has made a very careful study Of fthevarious
appliances OF the modern art Of war There
are few noteworthy inventions in that line
which he has not personally examined. His
opinion OF these paraphernalia, rs his re-
ports show, is that the mechanical eienens
In most or them is carried to a cumber.
some extreme. He docs not believe in
elaborate mechanism nor in those forms
OF artillery which require a whole regi-
ment in their transportation.
Cen. Schoneld was approached when
IN New York the other day, and IN re-
spouse TO q question as 10 his successor,
declared that he could not with propriety
discuss the matter Speaking Of his own
retirement, he said:
Il suppose / would not be human If ]
eid not feel some regret at ending my mill.