Winfield scott and the trial of tears

Scott's drive into the heart of Mexico started in March , with a successful attack on the port city of Veracruz. Then Scott quickly marched toward the capital of Mexico City, without the benefit of a line of supply. He trusted that his men could live off the land, and he proved correct. After a series of victories, Scott captured Mexico City on September 14, Although Scott probably performed with greater skill in the Mexican war, Zachary Taylor emerged the war's greatest hero.

Taylor used his status to win the presidency in -- just as Scott had feared. But when Winfield Scott tried to imitate Taylor's political victory in , he failed. By the time the Civil War broke out, Scott had been appointed brevet lieutenant general — the first person to hold that rank since George Washington. But soon his career would end. In Scott was already 75 years old. Still, Scott's ideas about battle would help the Union win the Civil War.

Grant would order his forces to cut the rebels' supply lines and live off the land. The Union's ability to move swiftly under such orders helped it to defeat the Confederacy. After his retirement from the military, Winfield Scott wrote his memoirs and toured Europe. Cherokee people were initially placed in internment camps in western North Carolina where many died prior to the tragic exodus.

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Scott in Washington about the removal. Later, Ross was able to get Scott to agree to let the Cherokee divide themselves into groups and travel with Cherokee guides. Ross also requested more supplies from Scott which were approved.

When Ross returned home, he found the Cherokee penned up in the stockade like cattle. Most of them were sick and stricken with grief over losing their homes and possessions. The original plan had been to move the Indians by water. The first group left by water but ran into problems due to low river levels caused by a drought.

Unfortunately this meant most of the trip would be undertaken during cold weather. There were several trails used, but the main one went through McMinnville, Murfreesboro, Nashville, and Port Royal before entering Kentucky. From Kentucky, the groups traveled into Illinois and across Missouri before reaching their land in Oklahoma. Despite efforts by Ross and the other Cherokee leaders, the Cherokees underwent great hardship on the trail.