Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1889 — General Schofield. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

General Schofield.

A correspondent, writing from Washington about men who draw fat salaries and have easy times, brings in the name of General .•chofield. His salary is $13,000. Although he is the successor of Sheridan, who followed a line of soldiers in the office who were national heroes, and although he is rightfully the incumbent by reason of his services to the country, his career has not been such as to make his name over-familia* to the people generally. His military life has been long and the duties faith-

fully performed, but in few events has he been very conspicuous. General Schofield was bom Sept. 29, 1831. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1853, in the same class with Sheridan, McPherson and Hood. Before the war he left the service to become a professor of natural science in a university, but at the breaking out of hostilities he entered the army as a volunteer. A major’s commission was tendered him at once, and Nov. 21, 1861, he had reached the grade of brig-adier-general. He served all through the war, notably in the Atlanta campaign, and for a time was Secretary of War in Grant’s first Cabinet.

GENERAL SCHOFIELD.