Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-26
At tho Beginninx of the War.

At the beginning OF the War.
Eight months after the granting of this
leave the civil war broke out. and Lieut.
Schofield was ordered to muster into the
service of the United States the three
months troops called out by the President
and directed to assemble at st. Louis. He
rendered good service in the organizat ton
Of troops west of the Mississippi in the
early part of the war, and afterWard served
as chief of staff to Gen. Lyon, who had
command Of the army hastily organized at
st. Louis. He was with Gen. Lyon during
the memorable campaign that closed with
Gen. Lyons death at Wilson's creek. On
this bloody field, where one-third of all the
Union troops engaged were killed or
wounded, Gen. Schofelds conduct was re-
ported as having inspired the confidence of
the troops by his GOODNESS and bravery
Soon after this he was appointed brigadier
general of volunteers, and was charged
with the organization, equipment and
discipline of the Missouri troops. In 1862
he organized the army of the frontier for
operations in Missouri and Arkansas, and
soon drove the confederate army out of
that section of country.
BY this time he had attained the rank Of
major general of volunteers, and in April
1868, he took command of the third division,
fourteenth army corps (army Of the Cum
berlandD Schofield was then, in May, 1865
ordered back to Missouri.
With the Army of the Ohio.
AS the result Of his valuable services in
Missouri, Gen. Schofield was, upon the
application Of Gen. Grant, transferred
in February, 1864, to the more i'm
portant command Of the Department
and Army of the Ohio. The force
was reorganized, re-equipped and pre-
pared for renewed service in time to Join
the armies of the Cumberland and the
Tennessee, all under Gen. Sherman, for the
great campaign of 1864, which resulted in
the capture of Atlanta. In this campaign
Schofeld had immediate command Of the
twenty-third army corps, and performed
his duties with such skill and success as to
elicit from Gen. Sherman the declaration
that the twenty-third corps had never
failed to accomplish all that was expected
of it.
The twenty-third army corps was then
ordered to unite with the fourth army
corps at Pulaski, Tenn, under command
of Gen. Schofield, to oppose the advance
of the confederate army under Hood, until
at Nashville. This short and eventful
campaign resulted in the memorable VIC
tory at Franklin, which made the culmi-
mating victory at Nashville, two weeks
later, practically a matter of course.
During the battle of Franklin Schofield
led the Union troops in person, and dis
played rare military skill. After the battle
of Nashville Gen. Schofield, at his own re-
quest with his twenty-third army corps
was transferred to the coast of North Car
DINA, where he captured Wilmington,
Kingston and Goldsboro', and united with
Gen. Sherman's army on it's march north
ward through the Carolinas. Gen. Scho-
field was present and rendered valuable
assistance in the negotiations which re-
suited in the cessation Of hostilities be-
tween the armies commanded by Gen.
Sherman and Gen. JOS e. Johnston.
Summoned to Washington by Gen.
Grant.
Soon after the close of the civil war Gen.
Schofield was summoned to Washington by
Gen. Grant to consider measures to ter
inmate the then existing French interven-
ton in Mexico. 1t was proposed that an
army be organized, to be composed Of the
veteran soldiers who had served on either
side during the civil war, to expel the
tation with the Mexican minister, the Sec
rotary of War, the Secretary of State and
the President all concurred in the propo-
sition that Gen. Schofield should be au-
thorized to conduct this operation, but it
was proposed by the Secretary Of State
Mr.. Seward, that Gen. Schofield should
first visit France, with view, If possible
the French that public opinion in the
United States could not tolerate the inter-
vention Of an European power for the pur-
pose Of establishing monarchical govern
ment in North America, and that hence
unless the French army was, within q
reasonable time. withdrawn from Mexico,
war between the two countries would be
unavoidable.
His Mission to France.
After much consideration Of these two
propositions, and having received from Gen.
Grant on the one hand the necessary writ
+a1 onthorify in respect tn the military