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The Civil War Career of John M. Schofield

James L. McDonough

出版	University Microfilms, 1975
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=kEj5swEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋

Details the career of the Union General John M. Schofield from the Civil War beginning to the last months of the war. Schofield can not be pictured as a brilliant strategist; he did not have the opportunity, except on rare occasions, to conduct independent campaigns. Even when commanding prior to the Battle of Franklin (Tennessee), he was basically following instructions from Major General George H. Thomas. Although he does not deserve to rank with the foremost Union generals, such as Grant and Sherman, his ability does compare favorable with generals such as McPherson and Thomas, who exercised commands similar to his own. Schofield did not possess the kind of personality which inspired fighting men as Thomas did, or, in a somewhat different way, Confederate General Nathan Forrest did. There is no question that he was a good, dependable subordinate officer. His record as commander of the Army of the Ohio in Sherman's Atlanta campaign provides a more than adequate example of the fact.