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Winfield Scott

 
 
Winfield Scott Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 25, 2012
1. Winfield Scott Marker
Inscription.
Born   Dinwiddie Co. Va.   June 13, 1786
Died   West Point, N.Y.   May 29, 1866
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History records his Eminent Services as a Warrior, Pacificator and
General In Chief of the Armies of the United States.
Medals and an Equestrian Statue ordered by Congress in the Capital of his Country, are his Public Monuments.
This stone is a mark of the love and veneration of his Daughters.
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Requiescat in Pace
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesWar of 1812War, Mexican-AmericanWar, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1886.
 
Location. 41° 23.996′ N, 73° 57.995′ W. Marker is in West Point, New York, in Orange County. It can be reached from Washington Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located in Section 26, Row A, Grave 16 of the West Point Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: West Point NY 10996, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Hudson Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Captain Raphael C. Smead (here, next to this marker); Alexander McRae (a few steps from this marker); Alonzo H Cushing (within shouting distance of this marker); Col. Benjamin Franklin Davis
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Ruger (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph Crain Audenried (within shouting distance of this marker); Lieut. William Gaston (within shouting distance of this marker); Erasmus D. Keyes (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Point.
 
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. See the equestrian statue of Gen. Winfield Scott in Washington, DC. that is mentioned on the monument.
 
Also see . . .
1. General Winfield Scott. (Submitted on October 22, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
2. West Point Cemetery Brochure. (Submitted on February 22, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
Winfield Scott Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 27, 2009
2. Winfield Scott Marker
Marker in the West Point Cemetery image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 27, 2009
3. Marker in the West Point Cemetery
"Old Fuss and Feathers" image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Wikipedia
4. "Old Fuss and Feathers"
Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott as he appears in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,311 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on April 29, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.   2, 3. submitted on October 22, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.   4. submitted on April 29, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
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