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Tag Archives: Winfield Scott
The Winfield Scotts Oddities
It certainly was an “oddity.” Two Winfield Scotts running for President. Winfield Scott, Consummate General Winfield Scott (1786-1866), arguably the country’s first professional soldier, was born to be a general, despite his William and Mary education and a law degree. … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Franklin Pierce, James Garfield, James K. Polk, Nifty History People, William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor
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Lincoln’s First General: Winfield Scott
When Abraham Lincoln was a small child, Winfield Scott was already a military commander of stature. Winfield Scott, Virginian Winfield Scott (1786-1866) was born near Petersburg, Virginia to a family of gentry. He attended the College of William and Mary, … Continue reading
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Tagged "Old Fat and feeble", "Old Fuss and feathers", "The Anacoda Plan", Abraham Lincoln, American history, Black Hawk war history, Civil War history, Civil War strategy Anaconda Plan, Col. Robert E. Lee, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Ulysses S. Grant, General Winfield Scott, General Zachary Taylor, Henry w. Halleck, history, Presidential candidate Winfield Scott, Presidential history, Robedrt E. Lee, The election of 1852, the Mexican War, US history, War of 1812 history, War with Mexico, Winfield Scott, Zachary Taylor
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