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Meeting Gen Scott at St Johns church in 1861
The account recalls the first post Bull Run sighting of General Scott on a sunlit August morning in 1861. Scott attends St Johns Church with a small crowd watching as he steps from his carriage and greets observers with a decisive gesture. A later incident shows his strict discipline with a soldier who misdelivered a paper. The scene ends with President Lincoln hosting Scott at the White House concert, greeted by cheers and the band playing Hail to the Chief.
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