Winfield Scott
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United States Army general (1786–1866)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1861
- Died
- 1916
- Works
- 37
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 96
- Total plays
- 412
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Common method biases in behavioral research: A critical review of the literature and recommended remedies.
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- Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
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- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
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- Going deeper with convolutions
· 2015 · cited 32,499x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,722x
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Quotes
- “Men of the eleventh! the enemy say we are good at a long shot, but cannot stand the cold iron. I call on you to give the lie to that slander. Charge!”
- “Brave rifles! Veterans! You have been baptized in fire and blood and have come out steel!”
- “Say to the seceded States, "Wayward sisters, depart in peace."”
- “Lee is the greatest military genius in America, myself not excepted.”
- “Peace won by compromise is usually a short lived achievement.”
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Key facts
- President
- John Tyler James K. Polk Zachary Taylor Millard Fillmore Franklin Pierce James Buchanan Abraham Lincoln
- Preceded by
- Alexander Macomb
- Succeeded by
- George B. McClellan
- Born
- ( 1786-06-13 ) June 13, 1786, Dinwiddie County, Virginia , U.S.
- Died
- May 29, 1866 (1866-05-29) (aged 79), West Point, New York , U.S.
- Resting place
- West Point Cemetery in West Point, New York, U.S.
- Party
- Whig
- Spouse
- Maria DeHart Mayo ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1817 ; died 1862 )
- Education
- College of William & Mary (attended)
- Awards
- Congressional Gold Medal (2)
- Nicknames
- "Old Fuss and Feathers" "The Grand Old Man of the Army"
- Branch service
- Virginia Militia , Union Army , United States Army
- Years of service
- 1807 (Militia) 1808–1861 (U.S. Army)
- Rank
- Brevet Lieutenant General
- Commands
- 1st Brigade, Left Division, Army of the North Division of the North Eastern Department Eastern Division Commanding General of the United States Army Army of Mexico
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Winfield Scott by Fredricks, 1862 crop.jpg
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- Winfield Scott
- date of birth
- 1786-06-13
- date of death
- 1866-05-29
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- start of work period
- 1808-00-00
- name in native language
- Winfield Scott
- nickname
- Old Fuss and Feathers
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Article
Winfield Scott (June 13, 1786 – May 29, 1866) 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.
Scott was born near Petersburg, Virginia, in 1786. After training as a lawyer and brief militia service, he joined the army in 1808 as a captain of the light artillery. In the War of 1812, Scott served on the Canadian front, taking part in the Battle of Queenston Heights and the Battle of Fort George, and was promoted to brigadier general in early 1814. He served with distinction in the Battle of Chippawa but was badly wounded in the subsequent Battle of Lundy's Lane. After the conclusion of the war, Scott was assigned to command army forces in a district containing much of the Northeastern United States, and he and his family made their home near New York City. During the 1830s, Scott negotiated an end to the Black Hawk War, took part in the Second Seminole War and the Creek War of 1836, and presided over the forced removal of the Cherokee. Scott also helped to avert war with the United Kingdom, defusing tensions arising from the Patriot War and the Aroostook War.