General John M. Schofield

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
Thanks of Congress
gptkbp:birthDate 1831-09-29
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Gerry,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Army_of_the_Ohio
gptkb:Department_of_the_Pacific
gptkb:Department_of_the_Gulf
gptkb:Department_of_North_Carolina
gptkb:Department_of_the_West
gptkb:Department_of_the_Missouri
gptkb:Department_of_the_East
gptkb:Department_of_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Indian_Wars
gptkbp:deathDate 1906-03-04
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:St._Augustine,_Florida,_United_States
gptkbp:educatedAt gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_McAllister_Schofield
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General John M. Schofield
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Grand_Army_of_the_Republic
gptkb:Military_Order_of_the_Loyal_Legion_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:General
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
gptkb:Battle_of_Franklin
gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
Battle of Wilmington
gptkbp:notableWork Fort Schofield (named after him)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:United_States_Secretary_of_War
gptkb:Commanding_General_of_the_United_States_Army
Superintendent of the United States Military Academy
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Philip_Sheridan_(as_Commanding_General_of_the_U.S._Army)
Edwin M. Stanton (as Secretary of War)
gptkbp:promotion Brigadier General
Lieutenant General
Major General
gptkbp:publishedIn Forty-six Years in the Army (autobiography)
gptkbp:servedUnder gptkb:President_Grover_Cleveland
gptkb:President_Benjamin_Harrison
gptkb:President_Andrew_Johnson
President Rutherford B. Hayes
President Ulysses S. Grant
gptkbp:signature John M Schofield signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Georgiana_Taylor
gptkb:Emma_Kilbourne
gptkbp:successor Nelson A. Miles (as Commanding General of the U.S. Army)
John Aaron Rawlins (as Secretary of War)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Plains_Indian_Wars
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7