SCOTT, WIN FIELD

(1786 - 1866), an American general; 6. near Petersburg, Virginia, Having received a commi ion in the army in 1808, he in 1812 fought at Queens town, in 1813 at Fort George, and in 1814 at Lundy’s Lane. He succeeded to the chief command {in 1841, and was in charge of the army in 1847 for the invasion of Mexico. He took Vera Cruz, and carried on a victorious campaign, entering Mexico on Sept. 14, thus bringing an end to the war. He also took command at Washington in 1860 at the outbreak of the Civil War. land county, Pa., 30 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, served by the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio Railroads. It is located in an agricultural and coal mining region and carries on an extensive trade in these products. The chief industrial establishments are foundries, machine shops, steel works, rolling mill and pipe works. There are several churches, public and parochial elementary schools, a high school, public library, seven newspapers and petodicals and four banking institutions.