Born in Petersburg, Virginia, on June 13, 1786, Winfield Scott briefly studied law before joining the military. He first saw action in the War of 1812.

The sculptor placed Union Gen. Winfield Scott astride a small female horse. That didn’t sit well with Scott’s relatives, who had the artist add “stallion attributes." ...

In May of 1861, General-in-Chief Winfield Scott, commander of the United States Army, who had fought in the War of 1812 and the Mexican War, was watching the country he served fall apart. Eight ...

The scene described above, between Almira and Captain Winfield Scott Hancock, is imagined, of course. But in 1857, in the military outpost of Fort Myers, Mrs. Hancock did give birth to her ...

BOSTON, Mass., Dec. 16.--Gov. Robinson to-day granted a requisition to Pennsylvania officers to remove Winfield Scott Hayes, who is charged with horse stealing at Lancaster, Penn., May 21, 1884.

Taylor used his status to win the presidency in 1848 -- just as Scott had feared. But when Winfield Scott tried to imitate Taylor's political victory in 1852, he failed.