John McAllister Schofield was an American soldier who held major commands during the American Civil War. He was appointed U.S. Secretary of War (1868-1869) under President Andrew Johnson and later served as Commanding General of the United States Army (1888-1895).
Camp at Huntsville Camp at Huntsville, January 9, 1863. General JoHN M. SCHOFIELD, Commanding : GENERAL: I received your dispatch an hour since, and will move my division at an…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE FRONTIER, Rolla, Mo., April 6, 1863. I learn to-day for the first time from Colonel Ewing, who has just arrived, that Weer did not take his…
[Inclosure.—Telegram.] Adjutant-General Drum to General Schofield. War Department, Adjutant-General’s Office, Washington, September 11, 1885. The Department of State informs the Secretary of War that the two Chinese consuls and their…