The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-10-05
RETIREMENT OF sCHOFIELl
The Official Life of the Genera,
Expires at Midnight.
lieutenant General of the Army Reaches
His s,.ty-Four.h Year aud Goes
on the Retired Ltst-A
Hri.f Sketch.

Washington. Sept. 2S.-The official lif.
" a gallant old warrior expires at mid
light tonight, when, by eason of tn,
act that tomorrow is the siXty-fourtf
anniversary of his birth, Major Genera
John NJ, Schofield, lieutenant genera
If h army" will be retired from active
,ervice. Today is one of leave tallings
md the sincere affection with which tn,
ieteran commanding officer of the army
s regarded by those with whom his of
lcial position has brought him in con
tact has been abundantly manifested
since early morning In outward evi
fences among has associates of sorrow
and grief at his departure. 1t is a pc
suliarly touching farawell-one rare ant
strange to the martinets of the war de
partment.
Tonight a numbe of officers OF thu
army and navy will personally presenr
their retiring friend with a token OF the
esteem they feel for him. Absolutel,
aevoid or frills, pleasant and conrteon:
10 all with whom he has been brought
N contac1 Officially or socially. Genera
~Schofield has been a particularly popu
ar commanding officer. The press gen
tAnAiS mas diWdSS QUIZ iiS iirSI NV
open, and the Jung news gatherei
eould always enter his office feeling as
sured Of as cordial and courteous a re
seption as that given To veterans in TIN
ranks, who AVE walked down the high,
way OF life with the soldier for nearly
half a century. 1t Is "A grand record
and one full Of instruction to the rising
generation, that General Schofielt
leaves upon the K of h depart.
ment from which in a few our hi
takes his departure.
From a quiet, plodding. but neve
brilliant country boy. Genera Schotielt
mas worked his way step bS step to tht
highest rank within II gift of thu
United States army. His war RECORD
may be summed up in a single sentence
Sherman planned; Schotield executed
In all the battles preceding the fight fol
Atlanta, he was the potent factor, ant
the great general who marched from
Atlanta to the sea found him equal t.
every task assigned him. Throughout
the war he met with but one accident
This WAS near Dallas, when his horse
fell on him. when riding through TIL,
thick forest at night to consult Will
Sherman. II was in tennessee, at the
battle of Franklin. that he clinched hi.
reputation as a soldier of bravery. cool
ness and shrewdness. by repulsing will
4 numerically inferior force the confed
crates under Hood.
General Schofield has been twice mar
ried. BY his first Wife he had thre.
children, one of whom is a lieutenant IL
the regular army stationed at Rois.
Barracks, Idaho. Four years ago. jus
as he rounded the sixth decade of life
he married Miss Georgia Kilbourne o
Keokuk. Ia. a young girl al once at
tractive in her personality and hand
some in appearance, and who has be
come very popular at Washington. Witt
General Schotield's retirement the It'll,
lieutenant general of the army dies
He has only held this official title since
February last, when he was nominated
to ii by the president In accordance Will
an act passed by the last congress. Hi
former title was major general com
handing the army" His successor viii
hold that rank and title until congress
II it chooses, creates him iieutenan'
, general.
The retiring veteran has nc settled
plans for the future. He will probabl,
trave! for awhile, and then devote {
couple of years to the preparation of hi:
memoirs, which Will fill several volumes
Recently a newspaper writer mentioned
his name as a possible candidate fol
president. but when the matter was
brought to his attention, the grislet
fighter said bluntly: 81 suppose every
man in public life has had that report
c culated about him. 1t is hardly
worth the trouble of denying. / want
no political honors. My country has
done very well as it is. l deem the pres.
idency of the United states the most ex.
allied of humanity created offices. bur II
is not egotism in me to say that l dc
not seek 1t. The use of my name ii
such & connection is not serious and OF
that account ! am not pleased With it,