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Winfield Scott
June 13, 1786 – May 29, 1866 Commander of all Federal forces at the beginning of the American Civil War, Lieutenant General Winfield Scott served as an officer in the United States Army for over fifty-three years. Winfield Scott was born at Laurel Branch, his family's planation, in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, on June 13, 1786.…
Winfield Scott Hancock
February 14, 1824–February 9, 1886 General Winfield Scott Hancock was one of the more successful Union commanders during the American Civil War. In 1880, he also was the Democratic Party’s candidate for President of the United States of America against Republican and Ohioan James Garfield. Winfield Scott Hancock and his identical twin brother were born…