Petersburg / New Orleans / Rome / Mexico City / New York / /
Company
Tactics / Puget / /
Continent
Europe / /
Country
Italy / /
Event
Person Travel / Employment Change / /
Facility
Fort George / Mary College / /
IndustryTerm
studied law / /
MedicalCondition
cholera / /
NaturalFeature
San Juan Island / Niagara / /
Organization
Congress / United States Army / Division of the North / Eastern Division / Board of Tactics / Mary College / Eastern Department / Army / /
Person
Scott By Giuseppina Vannutelli / Maria D. Mayo / David Robinson / Wade Hampton / Scipione Vannutelli / James Wilkinson / WINFIELD SCOTT / /
Position
Lt. Gen. / Colonel / portrait and genre painter / captain in the regular service / Artist / president / presidential emissary / lieutenant colonel / General / lieutenant general / officer / brigade commander / /
ProvinceOrState
New Brunswick / Virginia / Maine / South Carolina / Mississippi / New York / /
WINFIELD SCOTT was born on the family estate near Petersburg, Virginia, on 13 June 1786; attended William and Mary College briefly and studied law in the office of David Robinson; enlisted in Petersburg’s cavalry troo