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 ...

Lee first saw battle in the Mexican War, fought in 1846-48. He served as captain under General Winfield Scott. Later, Scott would write about Lee's remarkable performance in that war, calling him ...

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As Katherine Arcement notes, when James A. Garfield defeated Winfield Scott Hancock, The Post had been in print for three years. We’ve been in the campaign reporting business ever since.