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Winfield Scott. Michael Quinn. Birth And Family. . Born June 13, 1786. Near Petersburg. Born in a log cabin. Parents were very poor. Childhood/Young adulthood. Grew 6 feet, 5 inches. Weighed 230 pounds. Went to the college of William and Mary. He studied law.
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Winfield Scott. Michael Quinn.
Birth And Family. • Born June 13, 1786. • Near Petersburg. • Born in a log cabin. • Parents were very poor.
Childhood/Young adulthood. • Grew 6 feet, 5 inches. • Weighed 230 pounds. • Went to the college of William and Mary. • He studied law. • And at a young age cavalry corporal.
Adulthood. • Entered artillery in 1808. • Presidential candidate. • Hero of Black Hawk War. • Created the Anaconda Plan.
Civil War. • Most respected military figure. • Created the Anaconda Plan. • Commander of U.S. Mexican War. • Severed under every president from Jefferson to Lincoln.
Anaconda Plan. • Created to block southern ports. • Sent an Army down the Mississippi. • This plan outflanked the Confederacy. • This plan was the most effective plan of its time.
Family. • Dad, William Scott. • Mom, Anna Mason. • Great-grandmother, Ann Scott.
Battles. • Battle of Queenston Heights. • Battle of Fort George. • Battle of Chippawa. • Black Hawk War. • U.S. Mexican War.
Death • Died on May 29, 1866. • Weighed over 300 pounds. • Suffered from gout and rheumatism. • Died at the age of 79.