Winfield Scott
Military Commander
1786 – 1866
Who was Winfield Scott?
Winfield Scott was a United States Army general, and unsuccessful presidential candidate of the Whig Party in 1852.
Known as "Old Fuss and Feathers" and the "Grand Old Man of the Army," he served on active duty as a general longer than any other man in American history, and many historians rate him the best American commander of his time. Over the course of his 53-year career, he commanded forces in the War of 1812, the Black Hawk War, the Mexican-American War, the Second Seminole War, and, briefly, the American Civil War, conceiving the Union strategy known as the Anaconda Plan that would be used to defeat the Confederacy. He served as Commanding General of the United States Army for twenty years, longer than any other holder of the office.
A national hero after the Mexican-American War, he served as military governor of Mexico City. Such was his stature that, in 1852, the United States Whig Party passed over its own incumbent President of the United States, Millard Fillmore, to nominate Scott in that year's United States presidential election. At a height of 6'5", he remains the tallest man ever nominated by a major party.
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- Born
- Jun 13, 1786
Dinwiddie County - Also known as
- Скотт, Уинфилд
- 温菲尔德·斯科特
- Siblings
- Ethnicity
- Scottish American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- College of William & Mary
- Died
- May 29, 1866
West Point - Resting place
- West Point Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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