The National tribune., 1906-03-08

MAJ.-GEN. JOHN NJ. SCHOFIELD.
/ as instructor at West Point. and in
| 1860 secured a leave of absence to be-
come Professor of Physics in Wash
ington University at st Louis. Mo. He
took an active interest in Gen. Lyons
operations applied to be restored to
duty, and his first service was muster
ing in the patriotic Germans, who VOL
| unteered to assist Gen. Lyon in saving
the arsenal and city of St. Louis to the
Union. Lyon made him his Chief-of-
Staff, and as such he served OH the
campaign which ended with the battle
| of the 1st Mo-, and was commissioned
a Brigadier- General of Volunteers, Nov.
| q, 1861. 1t was decided to raise a
| force of Missouri troops, 1900 strong.
for service within the State, the COM
mander to be a United States officer
selected by the Governor of Missouri.
| Gen. Schofield was designated such
commander, and Immediately entered
| upon a highly-perplexing and impor-
tant line of duty in repressing the
bushwhackers and guerrillas, and at
tempted to maintain order in the State.
His troubles were further complicated
by the bitter factional quarrels between
the Radical and Conservative elements
in the Union party in Missouri. He had
the confidence of President Lincoln and
Gen. Halleck, and was able to main
tain his position against the fiercest
assaults Of his opponents. Oct. IL, 1862,
he was appointed to the command of
the Army of the Frontier, and Noy. 29
promoted to Major-G General. He be-
came weary of the intestinal quarrels
of the Union men, and applied for 9TH
er duty. He was appointed to COM
mand the Third Division of the Four
teenth Corps, but retained this only
few weeks when it was found necessary
to return him to Missouri. He retained
command there until January, 1864,
when he was assigned to the command
of the Department of the Ohio. He
found troublous conditions in East
Tennessee, but managed to maintain
tolerable order and keep organized bod
les of the Confederates out of his De-
partment., When Gen. Sherman opened
the Atlanta campaign Gen. Schofield
was able, after providing for the secur-
ity of his Department, to join him with
force of 5000 men, which became
the left wing of Sherman's army and
rendered most important service until
the capture of Atlanta. Gen. SchofeId
was never a brilliant, snowy officer, but
he was always a very brave, reliable
one that could be confidently counted
upon TO carry out his full share of the
program. When Hood made his raid
against Nashville Gen. Schofield, upon
his own application, was sent back
with the Twenty-third Corps to the aid
of Thomas. BY skillful maneuyering
of his small force he managed to hold
Hood back for weeks while Thomas was
getting his scattered forces into shape
TO defend Nashville. The operations
came to crisis in the battle of Frank
lin, where Schofeld's forces. the Fourth
and Twentythird Corps, inflicted the
bloodiest defeat upon Hoods army sus-
tanned by any force during tile war
In command Of the Twenty third Corps
he took an important part in the VIC
tory of Nashville and the destructive
pursuit of Hoods army. The work be-
ing substantially done IN the West. he
applied to Gen. Grant for service in
the final campaign in the East, and by
one of the great logistic feats of the
war the whole Twenty third Corps was
transferred from Clifton, Tenn, to the
mouth of the Cape Fear River. where
he began the campaign with the cap
ture of Wilmington. He advanced IN
the Cape Fear River until he Joined
Sherman at Goldsboro, N c., and was
present at the surrender of Johnston.
being detailed to execute the military
convention. He was mustered out of
the volunteer service Sept. l, 1866. He
had in the meanwhile been appointed
Brigadier-General in the Regular
Army for Franklin and also breyetted
MaJor-General. During the struggle
between Andrew Johnson and Com
gress Gen. Schofeld served as secre.
tary OF War from May. 1868, to March
IL, 1863. He was then promoted to
Major-Generai, U. s. A, and was Conn
mander-in-C Chief of the Army from
Aug. Ia, 1888, until he was promoted
to Lieutenant-Generala and retired Sept.
20, 1895. While Major General he
commanded the Division of the Pacific.
was Superintendent of the United States
Military Academy, and commanded the
Division of Missouri and the Division
of the Atlantic. For two terms he was
Commander-in-Ch of the Loyal Le-
gion. and had been for many years a |
member of the Grand Army uf the
Republic. Since his retirement he had
been spending his Winters in Florida
and his Summers In the East, with fire.
quent visits to Washington to mingle
with his old friends. He was a genial,