“Winfield Scott.
“His Excellency, Governor Reynolds.
From Fort Gratiot the remnant of the troops proceeded around the lakes, hopeful that no further signs of the cholera would appear. In this Scott was gratified until the shores of Mackinac were reached, when, notwithstanding the utmost care of his troops, another case suddenly developed, and from that hour until the expedition reached Chicago, July 10th, and from thence into the fort, which became a hospital, it continued its relentless ravages, until the last of the month, at which time, by Scott’s tireless exertions, it was thought to have been thoroughly eradicated.[[254]]
MAJ. GEN. WINFIELD SCOTT.
GEN. SCOTT’s HEADQUARTERS AT FORT ARMSTRONG.
LIEUT. JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON, U.S.A