When Winfield Scott retired on Nov. 1, 1861, he had been in command of the U.S. Army for this many years.
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20. He was placed in command of the entire U.S. Army on July 5, 1841. His military career began when he joined a local cavalry troop in 1807, and soon he was in the artillery service of the U.S. Army.