FORT SCOTT

                     During the Battle of Plattsburgh Fort Scott was manned by the 33rd and 34th regiments

                                          of infantry under Major Vinson.  Fort Scott constituted the right flank of the American line of defense during the Battle of Plattsburgh. 

                                          It was named after General Winfield Scott, who was captured by the British and later exchanged.  Fort Scott was leveled off in 1892

                                          so as to improve the parade ground at the new Plattsburgh Barracks.  The skeletons, some thirty or more that were taken from this old

                                          fort were buried with full military honors in the cemetery at the Plattsburgh Barracks.  Many of the old guns, cannon balls, etc. that were

                                          found were sent to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

                                                                                                                    Major General Winfield Scott

                                                                                                                             Winfield Scott leads his infantry brigade forward

                                                            2011