Winfield Scott
United States Army general (1786-1866) · United States · Politicians · Died at 79
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Something wrong?Winfield Scott was an American military commander and a presidential candidate. He served as Commanding General of the United States Army from 1841 to 1861, and was a veteran of the War of 1812, American Indian Wars, Mexican-American War, and the early stages of the American Civil War.
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Print of Major General Scott by David Edwin, 1814[34]
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Bust of Scott by William Rush, c. 1814
Maria DeHart Mayo (1789-1862), portrait by Asher Durand
Winfield Scott age of 49, 1835 portrait by George Catlin
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Scott (purple) won three states on the first ballot of the 1839 Whig National Convention, but the convention nominated William Henry Harrison for president.Awards
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Winfield Scott was an American military commander and a presidential candidate. He served as Commanding General of the United States Army from 1841 to 1861, and was a veteran of the War of 1812, American Indian Wars, Mexican-American War, and the early stages of the American Civil War. Scott was the Whig Party's presidential nominee in the 1852 election but was defeated by Democrat Franklin Pierce. He was known as Old Fuss and Feathers for his insistence on proper military etiquette and the Grand Old Man of the Army for his many years of service.
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