Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-08
No. AZ.
Synopsis of the Life of General scott.


Synopsis of the Life of General Scott
The General was born on the 18Th OF
June, 1882, in Petersburg, VA. ard in
his youthful days spent year or two at
William and Mary College. He after
wards studied law, and was admitted 10
the bar in 1906. In the year 1912,
when the political events Of the country
were rapidly approaching crisis, bill
passed Congress TO enlarge the army,
when Scott applied for commission, and
was appointed captain in a regimen, of
light artillery in 1908. In the following
year was ordered to join the army in
Louisiana, under the command OF Gener-
al Wilkinson. For some act of InsubOr-
dination he was suspended for one year
/ but shortly aher bis reinstatement lie re-
ceived Lieutenant Colonel's commits
sion, and was posted at Black Rock, on
the Niagara frontier.
His first active service was 9t the at
tack on Queenstown Heights. where he
/ took command Of the American forces af-
ter all the superior officers were either
killed or wounded. This affair, il is well
known, ended disastrously, as Scott, with
the men under his command, became prls-
oners of war. From Queenstown he was
sent priseuor to Quebec, and was shortly
after exchanged. In The following year
he distinguished himself al Forl George,
in the descent upon York and the capture
Of Fort Matilda, on the ST. Lawrence. In
March, 1914, lie was made Brigadier
General July 81, in the same year, he
captured Fort Erie, and on the 5lh he
I fought the bloody battle of Chippewa, in
which both sides claimed the victory.
On the 25Ih of the same month WAS
fought the still more bloody battle Of Nj
agsra, or Lundy's Lane, in which Scott
routed the enemy al the point o! Ihe bayo-
net the only instance on record where
/ British troops succumbed in this style Of
warfare. July, %, 1914, he, received the
honorary rank of Brevel Major General,
the being at this time but tweniy.eight
years OF age. About The year 1888 he
! brought the Black Hawk war IN tho
I Northwestern frontier 10 n termJnaton,
and was shortly after in command at tho
commencemen OF the Seminole war in
! Florida. In lS37-3S he was stationed
on The Niagara frontier TO enforce the neu-
traIlry OF the United States during the pa
rrlot war in Canada and shortly after
wards supeuhtended the removal Of tho
! Cherokee Indians beyond the Mississippi.
At he death of Major General, Ma
comb, IN lS4I, General Scott was promo
ted to the full rank Of Major General and
Commander-in.Chief of The army. fhc
scene Of bis next tour of active service
was IN Mexico in 1878. After some
difficulties with President Polk and the
Secretary of War, the General was per-
mitted TO lead a force from Vera Cruz.
The events Of that campaign are so fresh
in the memory OF our readers that the re-
ctsl of the details at this time would
be superlluous. San Juan de Ulloa Was
captured March 27, ls47, the battle Of
Cerro Gordo was fought on the 18th Of
April, the battle OF Contreras on the 18th
of August, and the battle Of Cherubusco
on the following day and after the bat
Ties of MoIino del Rey and ChaPutepec,
the City Of Mexico was captured, Sep
september IA, lS47.
BY an act Of Congress, Gen. Scott was
made Lieut.. General, with rank from
March 20, IS47. Since that tine I've has
oeen actively engaged in directing all the
movements Of TIE army, and more especI-
ally on our frontier.