The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-05

the last surviving army commander
during the civil war has passed away.
General Schoheld was born in Chau-
tauqua county n. T., september ~,
1881. He removed to Illinois with his
family when about Il years old In
1910 he entered West Point from Free
port. He graduated in 1858, seventh
in a class with Mcpherson, Sheridan
Sill, Terrin. Tyler and the Confederate
Hood. July 1, 1853, he was made sec
ond lieutenant OF artillery at Fort
MOultrie, S. c., and was stationed in
Florida until 1885, when he was sent
to West Point as acting assistant and
then assistant professor of natural and
experimental philosophy until 1860.
He was on leave Of absence in St
Louis when the civil war began, but
waived his privilege and was made
mastering officer of Missouri April 20
1851, serving one month. BY permits
sion he was made major of the First
Missouri volunteers April 20, and May
IA, was made captain Of the First ar
tillery of the regular army remaining,
however, with the Missouri troops. AS
chief of staff to General Lyon he was
in the engageme of Dug Springs and
Curran postohce, August 2, 3 and 4,
and the battle of Wilson's Greek, Au-
gust 10. That fall he converted the
First Missouri infantry into an artil-
lery regiment, and with Battery A took
part in the battle of Fredericktown,
Mo, October 81.
the president brigadier general of vol
unteers, and on the 26th received the
same commission from the governor of
Missouri In the Missouri state militia,
with orders to organize and equip
1000 men to serve within the limits
of the state during the war
He was thus engaged from February
3 to Septem Der &c, 1852, commanding
the District of the Missouri. From
that time until April, 1853, he organ
lied and commanded the army of the
frontier in south west Missouri and
northwest Arkansas, driving the Con-
federates south of the Arkansas river,
and was made major general of the
volunteers November %, 1862.
From April 20 till May 10, 1863, he
commanded the Third division of the
Fourteenth army corps, Army of the
Cumberland but was assigned to the
Missouri May 13, 1853, and retained it
until January 81, 1854, sending troops
to assist Grant at Vicksburg, operating
successfully to obtain possession of the
line OF the Arkansas river and clearing
the state Of guerilla and border war
fare.
By request of General Grant January
81, 1864 he was made commander of
the Department and Army of the Ohio,
forming the left wing of General Sher-
mans army in Georgia. He took part
in all the battles of the entire Atlanta
campaign, ending with the siege and
the capture Oh A0dllld september 4
1864. In October, 1854, he was sent
by General Sherman to help General
George H. Thomas in Tennessee, com
handing the troops in the field Op-
posed to General Hood from November
to December I.
He gave battle at Franklin. Novem-
! Der co. and repulsed the enemy's largely
superior force with a loss to them of
l. $50 killed, 800 wounded and 700 pris-
oners, while his own total loss was only
900 He also paTt3Cfpafpd in the hat
| tie of Nashville. which terminated the
/ campaign, and in the pursuit of Hood s
/ army until January Il, 1865. His COM
the battle of Franklin, and March IS,
| 1865. he was made brevet major general
for gallant and meritoriOus services
/ in the same battle.
i To cooperate with General Sherman,
the Twenty-third army corps, command
/ ed by General SchofeId was transport
4 ed in Il days with all the equipment
/ from Clifton. Tenn, to Washington, and
] by February s. 1865. reached North Car
J DINA. Fort Anderson was taken Feb
ruary 10, Wilmington February p. and
/ Kingston. March $40. a junction being
/ effected with General Sherman at Colds
/ bOro. March o. At JOhnston's surren-
+ der at Durham station. April Is, General
/ Schofield received the arms and paroled
/ the prisoners He commanded the de-
/ partment Of North Carolina until June
q.
After the war he visited Europe on a
/ special mission relative to the occupa-
/ ton Of Mexico by French troops. Aug