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John Schofield

1831 - 1906

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John McAllister Schofield (; September 29, 1831 – March 4, 1906) 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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Schofield is the 1,959th most popular military personnel (down from 1,927th in 2019), the 11,180th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,467th in 2019) and the 174th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, John Schofield ranks 1,959 out of 2,058Before him are Comandanta Ramona, Lewis Armistead, Leonid Khabarov, Stepan Poltorak, David Dixon Porter, and Stephen Decatur. After him are Salman Raduyev, Hubert Gough, Willis Augustus Lee, George Henry Thomas, Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet, and Hugh McCulloch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1831, John Schofield ranks 102Before him are Manuel Antônio de Almeida, Álvares de Azevedo, Mariano Baptista, Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, John Bell Hood, and Adolfo Ballivián. After him are Harry Atkinson, and Daniel Manning. Among people deceased in 1906, John Schofield ranks 78Before him are Simon Gregorčič, José María de Pereda, Walter Buller, George Holyoake, Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts, and Oscar Levertin. After him are Richard Seddon, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Eastman Johnson, Varina Davis, and Michael Davitt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Schofield ranks 11,182 out of 20,380Before him are William Cameron Townsend (1896), Beverly Garland (1926), Norvel Lee (1924), Jake Angeli (1988), Henry McMaster (1947), and Joe South (1940). After him are Jackson C. Frank (1943), Eytan Fox (1964), Jimmy Van Heusen (1913), Charlie Jane Anders (1969), Amy Schumer (1981), and James Deen (1986).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, John Schofield ranks 174Before him are John Sedgwick (1813), John C. Pemberton (1814), Gail Halvorsen (1920), Lewis Armistead (1817), David Dixon Porter (1813), and Stephen Decatur (1779). After him are Willis Augustus Lee (1888), George Henry Thomas (1816), Hugh McCulloch (1808), James L. Jones (1943), Lisa Franchetti (1964), and Daniel Harvey Hill (1821).