Do you remember the names of two middle ranked officers(who gained fame years later on the battlefield) in Scott’s army as it battled its way from Vera Cruz to Mexico City?
Robert E. Lee and W.T. Sherman?
Every one says Captain Robert E Lee.
Some Say Lt Ulusses Grant.
There were a host of others who served on both sides in the Civil War
In my mind, General Tommy Franks may have had Winfield Scott in mind when he attacked cross country to Baghdad the capital, leaving supply lines behind.