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Winfield Scott (June 13, 1786 – May 29, 1866) was an American military commander and political candidate. He served as Commanding General of the United States Army from 1841 to 1861, and was a veteran of the War of 1812, American Indian Wars, Mexican–American War, and the early stages of the American Civil War.
Winfield Scott Van Buren (1814-1814) Winfield, named for U.S. general Winfield Scott, was born in 1814 and died shortly thereafter. [29]
In 1838, Van Buren directed General Winfield Scott to forcibly move all those who had not yet complied with the treaty. [167] The Cherokees were herded violently into internment camps where they were kept for the summer of 1838. The actual transportation west was delayed by intense heat and drought, but in the fall, the Cherokee reluctantly ...
Harrison won the nomination on the fifth ballot after several delegates switched from supporting Clay or Scott. The convention chose Tyler, a Southerner and Clay supporter, to serve as Harrison's running mate. The Whig ticket went on to win the 1840 election, defeating incumbent Democratic President Martin Van Buren.
Van Buren: 189 (65.6%) Sargent: 49 (17.0%) ... John Tyler of VA (1790–1862) Opponent(s) Martin Van Buren ... Winfield Scott of NJ
Nevertheless, as the May 23, 1838, deadline for voluntary removal approached, President Van Buren assigned General Winfield Scott to head the forcible removal operation. He established military operational headquarters at Fort Cass in Charleston, Tennessee at the site of the Indian Agency, [ 20 ] and arrived at New Echota on May 17, 1838, in ...
House Minority Leader, Del. Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, gestures during the start of a special session of the 2022 Virginia General Assembly to consider budget amendments, Friday June 17, 2022, in ...
Martin Van Buren (D) vacant: 1833 John Tyler (NR) William Cabell Rives (J) 14J, 7NR 1834 Littleton Waller Tazewell (D) Sidney S. Baxter (W) Benjamin W. Leigh (NR) 16J, 8NR 1835 20D, 12W 73W, 61D [e] 17J, 4NR 1836 Wyndham Robertson (W) [a] 18D, 14W 74D, 60W William Cabell Rives (J) Martin Van Buren/ Richard Mentor Johnson (D) vacant: 1837 David ...