Both Winfield Scott and General Wool were quite elderly when the war began. Winfield Scott had been in the War of 1812.
Lee had been in command of troops at Harpers Ferry when John Brown attacked because he was senior officer present. JEB Stuart also there.
One task Lincoln gave Scott was to escort Mary Todd Lincoln to New York City to prevent her from spending too much money.
Scott recommended Lee to be commander of U.S. forces. Lincoln accepted the recommendation and made Lee an offer which Lee turned down because of loyalty to his state, Virginia.
Scott came up with the Anaconda Plan to defeat the South by carving it up and setting a blockade off its coasts.
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Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. Davis had an extensive military background and Lincoln didn't. Davis backed his commanding generals regardless of performance. Lincoln did not. They had different perspectives on their generals.
--Old Secesh
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