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'''George Wheeler Schofield''' (September 20, 1833 – December 17, 1882) was an American [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] [[Brevet (military)#American Civil War|brevet]] [[brigadier general]] during the period of the [[American Civil War]]. He received his appointment as [[Brevet (military)#American Civil War|brevet brigadier general]] dated to January 26, 1865.<ref>{{cite book | year= 1983 | title= The Photographic History of the Civil War: Three Volumes in One | publisher= Random House Value Publishing, Inc. | location= New York | id=0-517-20155-0 | pages= 314}}</ref> |
'''George Wheeler Schofield''' (September 20, 1833 – December 17, 1882) was an American [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] [[Brevet (military)#American Civil War|brevet]] [[brigadier general]] during the period of the [[American Civil War]]. He received his appointment as [[Brevet (military)#American Civil War|brevet brigadier general]] dated to January 26, 1865.<ref>{{cite book | year= 1983 | title= The Photographic History of the Civil War: Three Volumes in One | publisher= Random House Value Publishing, Inc. | location= New York | id=0-517-20155-0 | pages= 314}}</ref> |
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George Wheeler Schofield was the brother of [[John Schofield|John McAllister Schofield]] who briefly served as [[Army of the Frontier|Commander of the Army of the Frontier]] during the Civil War and as [[U.S. Secretary of War]], [[Superintendent of the United States Military Academy]], and [[Commanding General of the United States Army]] after the war. |
George Wheeler Schofield was the brother of [[John Schofield|John McAllister Schofield]] who briefly served as [[Army of the Frontier|Commander of the Army of the Frontier]] during the Civil War and as [[U.S. Secretary of War]], [[Superintendent of the United States Military Academy]], and [[Commanding General of the United States Army]] after the war. During the American Civil War, George Wheeler Schofield served as a lieutenant colonel in the Union Army.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.clanmcalister.org/cma-schofield.html |title=John McAllister Schofield |access-date=2020-02-12 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> After the war, he served with the 41st Infantry and the 10th and 6th cavalries. |
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The Schofield Revolver, a [[Smith & Wesson Model 3|.45-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver]], was named after him. Schofield made modifications to the original Model 3 revolver, patented his locking system, and earned a payment on each gun that Smith & Wesson sold. His older brother John was the head of the Army [[Board of Ordnance|Ordnance Board]] at the time, and this conflict-of-interest may have been the main reason for the Army's adoption of Schofield's revolver.<ref name="SupicaNahas2016-r">{{cite book|last1=Supica|first1=Jim|last2=Nahas|first2=Richard|title=Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FdjhDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA438|date=3 June 2016|publisher=F+W Media, Inc.|location=Iola, Wisconsin|isbn=978-1-4402-4563-3|pages=438}} {{dead link|date=January 2024}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Smith & Wesson Model 3]] |
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Schofield's wife Alma, sister of frontiersman [[Seth Bullock]], died at [[Fort Sill]] on March 27, 1879. Schofield was promoted to the peacetime rank of lieutenant colonel of the 6th Cavalry in December 1881. He served in Arizona. On December 17, 1882, Schofield picked up one of his Schofield-patent revolvers while in his dress uniform and fatally shot himself with it. He was buried in the city cemetery of [[Freeport, Illinois]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nramuseum.org/media/940648/schofield%20revolver.pdf |title=The Schofield Revolver May Be One of the Best Friends a 19th Century Cavalryman Ever Had |author=Philip Schreier |access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 22:08, 31 October 2024
George Wheeler Schofield (September 20, 1833 – December 17, 1882) was an American Union brevet brigadier general during the period of the American Civil War. He received his appointment as brevet brigadier general dated to January 26, 1865.[1]
George Wheeler Schofield was the brother of John McAllister Schofield who briefly served as Commander of the Army of the Frontier during the Civil War and as U.S. Secretary of War, Superintendent of the United States Military Academy, and Commanding General of the United States Army after the war. During the American Civil War, George Wheeler Schofield served as a lieutenant colonel in the Union Army.[2] After the war, he served with the 41st Infantry and the 10th and 6th cavalries.
The Schofield Revolver, a .45-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver, was named after him. Schofield made modifications to the original Model 3 revolver, patented his locking system, and earned a payment on each gun that Smith & Wesson sold. His older brother John was the head of the Army Ordnance Board at the time, and this conflict-of-interest may have been the main reason for the Army's adoption of Schofield's revolver.[3]
Schofield's wife Alma, sister of frontiersman Seth Bullock, died at Fort Sill on March 27, 1879. Schofield was promoted to the peacetime rank of lieutenant colonel of the 6th Cavalry in December 1881. He served in Arizona. On December 17, 1882, Schofield picked up one of his Schofield-patent revolvers while in his dress uniform and fatally shot himself with it. He was buried in the city cemetery of Freeport, Illinois.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ The Photographic History of the Civil War: Three Volumes in One. New York: Random House Value Publishing, Inc. 1983. p. 314. 0-517-20155-0.
- ^ "John McAllister Schofield". Retrieved 2020-02-12.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Supica, Jim; Nahas, Richard (3 June 2016). Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson. Iola, Wisconsin: F+W Media, Inc. p. 438. ISBN 978-1-4402-4563-3. [dead link]
- ^ Philip Schreier. "The Schofield Revolver May Be One of the Best Friends a 19th Century Cavalryman Ever Had" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-02-12.
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