| Show L GEN ERAL JOHN M SCHOFIELD DEAD St Ht Augustine Flu Fla March 4 lien Gen 01 John M I U S A re retired retired tired former head of the time army urmy died diet at nt 8 0 tonight He Il was attacked this titis morning mor InK with wih hemorrhage Ills His Ils wife wie and anti young joung daughter laughter were with him With the death deith of ot Gen Schofield the thelast last surviving army urmy commander has away the civil war hl passed The he body will 11 be taken lakon to Washing Washington ton tomorrow for tor Interment Interment John McAllister Schofield was waa horn born hornIn In Chautauqua county New Nets York Sept 29 23 1831 1831 Ho lEo 10 entered the United States St tel military academy at West Vest and nd graduated from front there July Jul 1 I 1853 1803 und and was Wi promoted to the tho rank caulk of oC brevet second le nt con lieutenant of ot artillery On May It II 1 I 1861 1061 I he tie was promoted promote 1 to the rank of ot captain From 1855 to 1860 hn he was sync assistant professor of ot natural and anti experimental philosophy at nt Weal We t Point anti and at nt the tho outbreak of the tho civil war Wil wan wa tilling filling the chair of ot physics at the tho Washington university April Apri 26 he lie was appointed major of ot the First Missouri volunteers unit and with len Hen el Lyon LOl ns ins al chief of ot staff In the operations In Missouri par participating In the battles hatte of ot Dug Springs and Creek He lie le wan wag wal commis commissioned ant brigadier general of ot United States volunteers and anil Missouri Ur militia In Ill II November ISSI 1561 He lie commanded the state troops anti the th of ot St StLouis t Lout Louis and Ind In October Octo ir ho hc was placed In tn command nf ot the time army of ot frontier Nov 0 29 9 1862 he was pro mated to bo be lo major general of ot United States volunteers and the distrIct and department of ot Missouri until January IMI 1861 when he was ap appointed appointed appointed pointed to command the time army of ot the tho Ohio He lie Il was wn In Immediate command of ot the corps COrS In Shermans Geor Georgia Georgin eOr Rio gin campaign participating In the al ml almost most constant severe lighting fighting which ended with wih the capture of ot tantaS pt 2 1864 In November oember of the same lame year eur he lie was placed pl led In command of troops detached from frol Gen Cen Shermans army arm to strengthen Gen ion Thomas nt itt t Nashville ah I 1 e being constantly engaged with wih Hoods arm Invading and ald defeated iset 1861 It I at nt the hattie battle balo of Franklin Frankln Nov No 30 1861 joined Thomas time the day lla fol tol following to lowing and ant commanded the Twenty Tent third corps In iii II the bottle of ot Nashville and amid the tue thO subsequent pursuit of or Hoods army arm For his services at nt Franklin he Ito was waR appointed brigadier general In the regular army He lie 1 was 18 transferred with wih lila his com corn command mand to 10 North Carolina and Ind placed In iii command of ot that department Feb 9 J 1 1 He hit lt occupied Wilmington Feb 22 fought the hi bottle battle of hInston ton March 8 S to 10 and anti Joined Gen Sherman nt at March 22 1865 Upon the surrender of ot Jon Gen en Johnstons army April 1111 26 24 he vv WIS teas is to execute tho the terms of oC the convention He lie lp remained In command of the tle de tie department e of North Carolina until June JuneI I I he was commissioned on tin special duty In tn remaining there until August 1866 He lIe le was tas In 11 command of ot the first nr t mili military mi tary district of Virginia In l la and was wn secretary of o war lI ad nd Interim l May Ia March when he was wa promoted to be b major general of ot the thc United States Plates army anti and was tens wal an nH signed III to 10 command th the department of ot Missouri In Iii 11 May Id 1879 1870 ho he tC assumed a command of ot the division of ot the Pacific until he lie hewaK was waK appointed superintendent of the United States Slate military academy at West Point Point From he was again In com corn comI 0 I if munch of ot the division of ot the Pacific antI from there ho he was wa transferred to the tho division of ot Missouri From Front he was In command of ot the division of ot the Atlantic In 1818 he ho was wal appointed to command the army irmy and In II 1893 18 5 ho ha was wan WI made Utu revived i that grade having been |
