Hiram Scofield

Hiram Scofield

Infobox Military Person
name=Hiram Scofield


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born=July 1, 1830
died=December 30, 1906
placeofbirth=Saratoga County, New York
placeofdeath=Seattle, Washington
placeofburial=
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nickname=
allegiance=
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serviceyears=1861-1866
rank=Brigadier general
unit=2nd Iowa Infantry
commands=8th Louisiana Regiment Infantry (African Descent)
47th Regiment Infantry U.S. Colored Troops
awards=
battles=Battle of Fort Donelson
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Vicksburg
Battle of Memphis
Battle of Fort Blakely
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Hiram Scofield (July 1, 1830 – December 30, 1906) was a lawyer and Union Army officier during the American Civil War. He entered the Army as a private in 1862 and mustered out as a brevet brigadier general in 1866.

Early life and career

Scofield was born in rural Saratoga County, New York. He attended Union College and graduated from Albany Law School in 1856. He established a law practice in Washington, Iowa, in 1858.

Civil War

Schofield enlisted as a private in the Union Army in April 1861 and was assigned to Company H of the 2nd Iowa Infantry. He was promoted to second and then to first lieutenant, taking command of the company in February 1862 at the time of the Battle of Fort Donelson. He was adjudant to Brig. Gen. Jacob G. Lauman at the Battle of Shiloh where Scofield was wounded in the leg. He returned to duty within a month. He was transferred to the staff of Brig. Gen. John McArthur at the Battle of Vicksburg and the Battle of Memphis.

In spring of 1863, Scofield organized and commanded the 8th Louisiana Regiment Infantry (African Descent) at Lake Providence, Louisiana. The regiment participated in the expedition up the Yazoo River. In the spring of 1864, he was assigned to command the 2nd Brigade of Maj. Gen. Edward Canby's division. The regiment was transferred to Pensacola, Florida, and then participated in the Battle of Fort Blakely and the capture of Mobile, Alabama. Scofield and his men thereafter were stationed in Louisiana and Texas

He mustered out in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on May 22, 1866, as a brigadier general.

Postbellum activities

After the Civil War, Schofield resumed his law practice in Iowa, which he continued until his death in 1906 in Seattle, Washington.cite book | last = Burrell | first = Howard A. | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = History of Washington County, Iowa: From the First White Settlements to 1908. Also Biographical Sketches of Some Prominent Citizens of the County | publisher = S. J. Clarke Pub. Co. | date = 1909 | location = | pages = 610-613 | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=TXcUAAAAYAAJ | doi = | id = | isbn = ]

References

External links

*Find A Grave|id=11701193|name=Hiram Scofield
* [http://www.newberry.org/collections/FindingAids/scofield/Scofield.html Inventory of the Hiram Scofield Papers, 1857-1906 (Newberry Library)]


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