Editing Winfield Scott (section)

==In popular culture==
Scott's fame and political career led to publishing various works, including almanacs with titles such as ''Scott & Taylor Almanac'' or ''General Taylor Almanac'' plus multiple musical compositions. In 1848, Boston publisher Hall produced the ''Scott & Taylor Almanac'' to capitalize on the name recognition of the Mexican–American War's two most famous generals<ref>{{cite book |url=https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/10351179 |title=The Scott & Taylor Almanac |last=Stanford University  |publisher=Stanford University |location=Stanford, CA |oclc=866855372 |access-date=June 22, 2021}}</ref> while other almanacs including an 1853 almanac with the title of ''The Gen. Scott Almanac'' were published as campaign literature<ref>{{cite web |title=The Gen. Scott almanac, for the year 1853 |url=https://www.lincolncollection.org/collection/materials/item/?mat=385&page=593&item=91663&view=gallery&pagesize=48 |publisher=King & Baird |access-date=July 11, 2024 |date=1852|via=Lincoln Collection}}</ref> in 1852.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Gen. Scott almanac, for the year 1853 |url=https://archive.org/details/genscottalmanacf00phil/mode/2up |publisher=King & Baird |access-date=July 11, 2024 |date=1852|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> In 1852, Huestis and Couzans of [[New York City]] published ''Scott and Graham Melodies'', a book of songs used during the 1852 presidential campaign.<ref>{{cite book |last=Sabin |first=Richard |date=1891 |title=Bibliotheca Americana: A Dictionary of Books Relating to America |volume=XIX |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MMQRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA159 |location=New York |publisher=Sabin |page=159 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> Another book of songs used by Whig campaigners in 1852, ''The Scott Songster'', was published by Edwards & Goshorn of [[Cincinnati]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9648831 |title=The Scott songster |last=Stanford University |website=SearchWorks Catalog |publisher=Stanford University Libraries |location=Stanford, CA |oclc=795889971 |access-date=June 22, 2021}}</ref> In 1861, [[Stephen Glover (composer)|Stephen Glover]] created an instrumental music piece in Scott's honor titled ''General Scott's Grand Review March''.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=August 31, 1861 |title=Fortnightly Bulletin of New Music |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qf1WAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA214 |magazine=The Musical Review and Musical World |location=New York |publisher=Mason Brothers |page=214 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Crew |first=Danny O. |date=2001 |title=Presidential Sheet Music: An Illustrated Catalogue of Published Music Associated with the American Presidency and Those who Sought the Office |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aapGAAAAMAAJ&q=stephen+glover+%22scott%27s+grand+review+march%22 |location=Jefferson, NC |publisher=McFarland & Company |page=617 |isbn=978-0-7864-0928-0 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>

Actor Roy Gordon portrayed Scott in the 1953 film ''[[Kansas Pacific (film)|Kansas Pacific]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/26800/kansas-pacific#credits |title=Credits: Kansas Pacific (1953) |website=Turner Classic Movies |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |location=Atlanta, GA |access-date=June 22, 2021}}</ref> [[Sydney Greenstreet]] played Scott in the 1941 film ''They Died with their Boots On.''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/92817/they-died-with-their-boots-on#credits |title=They Died With Their Boots On |website=Turner Classic Movies |publisher=WarnerMedia |location=New York |access-date=March 19, 2022}}</ref> Scott was played by [[Patrick Bergin]] in the 1999 film ''[[One Man's Hero]]'', a drama about the Mexican–American War's [[Saint Patrick's Battalion]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Parks |first=Louis B. |date=September 24, 1999 |title=One Man's Hero |url=https://www.chron.com/entertainment/movies/article/One-Man-s-Hero-1984417.php |work=Houston Chronicle |location=Houston, TX}}</ref>

Scott is mentioned in "Hour of the Wolf", a Season 6 episode of the ''[[Outlander (TV series)|Outlander]]'' TV series.<ref name="Darwish">{{cite news |last=Darwish |first=Meaghan |date=March 27, 2022 |title='Outlander': Ian's Story Comes to Light in 'Hour of the Wolf' (Recap) |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/1038013/outlander-season-6-episode-4-hour-of-the-wolf/ |work=[[TV Insider]] |publisher=TVGM Holdings, LLC |location=New York}}</ref> During a scene set during the [[American Revolution]], [[Jamie Fraser (character)|Jamie]] asks what will be the fate of the [[Cherokee]] people.<ref name="Darwish"/> [[Brianna Randall|Brianna]], who has traveled back in time from the 1960s, tells Jamie about the [[Trail of Tears]] and Scott's role in it.<ref name="Darwish"/>