Captured & freed in the War of 1812, he was later an 1852 presidential candidate & a Union general
.... Taylor campaigned under General Henry Atkinson to pursue and 
later... [DOC] [TLE] Winfield Scott | United States general | Britannica.com [PAR] American army officer who held the rank of general in three wars and was the 
unsuccessful Whig candidate for president in 1852.