Scott Winfield Forgotten Great American General

[From article]
A generation of officers whom Scott helped train are now better remembered for the war that they fought against one another than for the battles that they undertook alongside him. Even in the city that once worshiped him, few signs of Scott’s long residence remain. A small plaque remembering him adorns the brownstone on West 12th Street, which New York University now owns. A portrait of Scott by Miner Kilbourne Kellogg hangs in City Hall; the New-York Historical Society owns a copy. Otherwise, the city that Scott knew so well has abandoned him.
Writing of Scott’s political difficulties, Hone observed that “republics are ungrateful.” He might have added that their great cities are forgetful.

http://www.city-journal.org/2013/23_4_urb-winfield-scott.html

STEVEN MALANGA
The War Hero New York Forgot
Virginia-born Winfield Scott forged his destiny in the city.
Autumn 2013 Vol. 23 No. 4