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.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, March 12, 1861. Captain VoenEs, U. 8. Army, On board U. 8. sloop-of-war Brooklyn, lying off Fort Pickens: Sir: At the first favorable moment you…
Washington Washington, April 22, 1861. _ Capt. Morris S. MILLER, Assistant Quartermaster U. 8S. Army, Washington, D. C.: CAPTAIN: You will proceed rapidly to Annapolis, to afford all facilities in…
Washington Washington, April 22, 1861. _ Capt. Morris S. MILLER, Assistant Quartermaster U. 8S. Army, Washington, D. C.: CAPTAIN: You will proceed rapidly to Annapolis, to afford all facilities in…
Washington Washington, May 14, 1861. General PATTERSON, Philadelphia: Your telegram of this date is received. It is not known what reason you can have had for sending more troops to…
Washington Washington, August 7, 1861. Brig. Gen. W. S. ROSECRANS, Commanding Department of the Ohio, Clarksburg, Va.: General Dix telegraphs that he is reliably informed that Lee and Johnston are…
SPECIAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, September 30, 1861. No. 160. } Washington, September 30, 1861. 1. Brig. Gen. J. K. F. Mansfield, U. S. Army, is assigned to the…