mbers, 1794; negotiated treaty
of Greenville, 1795; died at Erie, Pennsylvania, December 15, 1796.

SCOTT, WINFIELD. Born near Petersburg, Virginia, June 13, 1786; admitted
to the bar, 1806; entered United States army as captain, 1808; served in
war of 1812, distinguishing himself at Queenstown Heights, Chippewa and
Lundy's Lane; brigadier-general and brevet major-general, 1814; served
against Seminoles and Creeks, 1835-37; major-general and
commander-in-chief of the army, 1841; appointed to chief command in
Mexico, 1847; took Vera Cruz, won battles of Cerro Gordo, Contreras,
Churubusco, Molino del Rey and Chapultepec and entered City of Mexico,
September 14, 1847; unsuccessful Whig candidate for President, 1852;
retired from active service, 1861; died at West Point, New York, May 29,
1866.

MCLELLAN, GEORGE BRINTON. Born at Philadelphia, December 3, 1826;
graduated at West Point, 1846; served in Mexican war, 1846-47; sent to
Europe to observe Crimean war, 1855-56; in railroad business, 1857-61;
major-general of volunteers, April, 1861; cleared West Virginia of
Confederates, June and July, 1861; commander Department of the Potomac,
August, 1861; organized Army of the Potomac and conducted Peninsula
campaign, 1861-62; superseded by Burnside, November 7, 1862; Democratic
candidate for President, 1864; governor of New Jersey, 1878-81; died at
Orange, New Jersey, October 29, 1885.

BURNSIDE, AMBROSE EVERETT. Born at Liberty, Indiana, May 23, 1824;
captured Roanoke Island and Newbern, February-March, 1862; fought at
Antietam, September 17, 1862; commanded Army of the Potomac, November
7, 1862-January 26, 1863; defeated at Fredericksburg, December, 1862;
governor of Rhode Island, 1867-69; senator, 1875-81; died at Bristol,
Rhode Island, September 13, 1881.

HOOKER, JOSEPH. Born at Hadley, Massachusetts, November 13, 1814;
graduated at West Point, 1837; served as captain in Mexican war;
brigadier-general, 1861; corps commander at South Mountain, Antietam,
and Fredericksburg; commander of Army of the Potomac, January 25, 1863;
defeated by Lee at Chancellorsville, May 2-3, 1863; relieved of command,
June 27, 1863; served in Chattanooga campaign and with Sherman; died at
Garden City, New York, October 31, 1879.

SHERMAN, WILLIAM TECUMSEH. Born at Lancaster, Ohio, February 8, 1820;
graduated at West Point, 1840; served in California during Mexican war;
colonel in Union army, 1861; brigadier-general, 1861; was at Bull Run
and