Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-03-08
DEAD GENERAL HAD
MOST DISTINGUISHED CAREER

Washington. Mar, with the
death of General Schofleld the last
surviving army commander during
the civil war has passed away.
General Schohed was born In
Chautauqua county, N. Y. September
30, 1921. He removed to Illinois with
his family when about 70 years old.
In 1870 he entered West Point from
Freeport He graduated In 1853. sew
enth in class with Mcpherson, Sher-
idan, sill Terril. Tyler and the Con-
federate Hood. July l. 1868, he was
made second lieutenant OF artillery at
Fort Moultrie, ). c.. and was station
ed in Florida until 1865. when he was
sent TO West Point as acting assistant
and then assistant professor OF natur-
al 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, 1861, serving one month. BY per-
mission he was made major OF the
First Missouri volunteers April 26.
and May 4, was made captain of the
First artillery of the regular army.
remaining, however, with the Missouri
troops AS chief of stan to General
Lyon he was In the engagements of
Dug Springs and Curran pnstoffice.
August 2, and 4, and the battle of
Wilson's Creek. August 10. That fall
he converted the First Missouri in
fantry into an artillery regiment, and
with Battery A. took part in the bait
tie of Frederickstown. Mo-, October.
21st
November II he was appointed by
the president brigadier general of vol
unteers and on the 2Sth received the
same commission from the governor
of Missouri I'm the Missouri state mi.
lita, with orders to organize and
equip 10000 men to serve within the
limits of the state during the war.
He was thus engaged from Febru-
airy 10 to September 90, 1859, COM
manding the district of the Missouri.
From that time until April, 1868, he
organized and commanded the army
of the frontier In southwest Missouri
and northwest Arkansas. driving the
confederates south of the Arkansas
river. and was made major general OF
the volunteers November 20. 1892.
Sent Troops To Vlcksburg.
From April 90 TN May l3, 1868, he
commanded the Third division OF the
Fourteenth army corps, Army of the
Cumberland. but was assigned To the
command of the Department OF the
MlhSpufl May To- lou3s anu TtldlNeu
II until January 81. 1864. sending
troops to assist Grantat vlcksburg OPP
Grating successfully to obtain possess
sion of the line of the Arkansas river
and clearing the state OF guerrilla ana
border warfare.
BY request of General Grant Janu-
ary 81. 1864. he was made comman-
der of the department and Army OF
the Ohio, forming the left wing Of
General Sherman's army In Georgia.
He took part In all the battles OF the
entire Atlanta campaign, ending with
the siege and the capture OF Atlanta
September 2. 1864. Iii October, 1864,
he was sent by General sherman TO
help General George H. Thomas IN
Tennessee. commanding the troops
In the field opposed to General Hood
from November to December |.
He gave battle at Franklin, Novem-
Der 30. and repulsed the enemy's
largely superior force with a loss TO
them of 1750 killed. 3,s00 wounded
and 700 prisoners, while his own to-
tai loss was only 2,3O0. He also par
ticipated In the battle of Nashville.
which terminated the campaign. and
IN the pursuit OF Hoods army until
January IA, 1865. His commission OF
brlgadier general dated from the bat
tie of Franklin, and March lh, 1865.
he was made brevet major general for
gallant aud meritorious services" In
the same battle.
To cooperate with General Sher-
man. the Twenty-third army corps.
commanded by General Schoheld. was
transported In fourteen days with all
It's equipment from Clifton Tenn. to
Washington. and by February s, 1865.
reached North Carolina. Fort Ander-
son was taken February 49, Whining
ton February %. and Kingston. March
$40. a junction being effected with
General sherman AZ GoldsbOro. March
30. AZ Johnson's surrender at DUR
ham station Aprl 2G General Schn-
field received the arms and paroled