Commanding General of the United States Army was the title given to the service chief and highest-ranking officer of the United States Army, prior to the establishment of the chief of staff of the Uni
Portrait of George Washington
Henry Knox by Gilbert Stuart 1806
John McAllister Schofield was an American soldier who held major commands during the American Civil War. He was appointed U.S. Secretary of War under President Andrew Johnson and later served as Comma
Portrait of Schofield by Mathew Benjamin Brady, 1855–1865
Grave at Arlington National Cemetery
John Schofield during the Civil War
Official U.S. Army Chiefs of Staff portrait, by Stephen W. Shaw, 1874