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John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter I (search)
rom the Academy without trial intercession of Stephen A. Douglas restoration to Cadet duty James B. McPherson John B. Hood Robert E. Lee. I was born in the town of Gerry, Chautauqua County, New York, September 29, 1831. My father was the Rev. James Schofield, who was then pastor of the Baptist Church in Sinclairville, and who was from 1843 to 1881 a home missionary engaged in organizing new churches, and building meeting-houses, in Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri. My mother was Caroline McAllister, daughter of John McAllister of Gerry. We removed to Illinois in June, 1843, and, after a short stay in Bristol, my father made a new home for his family in Freeport, where he began his missionary work by founding the First Baptist Church of that place. In all my childhood and youth I had what I regard as the best possible opportunities for education, in excellent public schools where the rudiments of English were taught with great thoroughness, in a fair amount of all kinds of m
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Index (search)
ice, 38; difficulties of his campaign, 38-43; returns to Springfield, 39; solicitude for the loyal people of Missouri, 39, 42; battle of Wilson's Creek, 39, 40, 42-47, 141, 363, 364; letter from Fremont, Aug. 6, 1861, 39, 40; ordered to fall back toward Rolla, 40; letter to Fremont, Aug. 9, 40, 41; retires to Springfield, 41; consultation with and reliance on Sigel, 42, 43; desperation, 42-45; wounded and killed, 44, 45, 47, 141, 364; supported by the clay-bank element, 87, 90 M McAllister, Caroline, mother of the author, 1 McAllister, John, grandfather of the author, 1; farming ambitions, 426 McArthur, Maj.-Gen., John, in battle of Nashville, 246, 247, 268 McClellan, Maj.-Gen. George B., suggestion by, as to tile Missouri special militia, 55; discussions on his campaigns, 358 McDonough, Ga., Hood's troops at, 159 McDowell, Maj.-Gen., Irvin, question of appointment for, 443, 450; commanding Division of the Pacific, 450; S.'s promise to, 450 McMillen, Maj.-Gen. W