As a cadet at West Point, young Ulysses S. Grant considered General Winfield Scott "the finest specimen of manhood my eyes had ever beheld," and admired his skills as a general. Nicknamed "Old Fuss ...

Young fuss and feathers -- Sloth, ignorance, and intemperance -- Writing history with a sword -- In peace, prepare for war -- Converting friends into enemies -- Challenges during the Jackson years -- ...

Staff at Fort Gibson Historic Site will offer a series of living history programs in September that focus on military training highlighted in an 1835 manual by ...

COLONEL WINFIELD SCOTT GIBSON III May 5, 1922 – June 26, 2003 Age 81, of Encino, passed away June 26, 2003 of pulmonary fibrosis. He left this world as he lived it, with courage, dignity and always ...

Prolific businessman and philanthropist Winfield Scott Stratton, the first millionaire of the Cripple Creek Gold Rush and who established the Myron Stratton Home in Colorado Springs more than 100 ...

Esther Pearce Person of Pocopson Esther Pearce Person died February 3, 2012, at age 86. The beloved widow of Winfield Scott Person and beloved mother of Cynthia Clark Martelli (nee Person) and ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Military leader Winfield Scott served under fourteen presidents, throughout which time he carried out the country’s ...