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 ...
Driven by a vision of expansion “from sea to shining sea,” President James K. Polk set his sights on Mexico. When U.S. troops ...
Winfield Albright Scott, 96, passed away Nov. 17, 2010 at Waverly Heights, a retirement community in Gladwyne, Pa. Winfield Scott (Win) was born Feb. 27, 1914 in West Philadelphia as the only son of ...
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 ...
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What was a county commissioner doing at the Dec. 12 Scottsdale Development Review Board meeting? Thomas Galvin – who in his county role clashed with Mayor David Ortega over Rio Verde Foothills water – ...
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 ...