M-2381 [Merwin, James Burtis.] "Lieut. Gen. Winfield Scott, U.S.A., after hearing several addresses made by Mr. Merwin from President Lincoln's Carriage, to the regiments gathering in Washington, said, to the President, 'A man of such force and moral power to inspire courage, patriotism, faith and obedience, among the troops is worth more than a half-dozen regiments of raw recruits.' 'The American Soldier, in a volunteer war like this, could not be treated like the soldier of European Armies.'"(see facsimile of Gen. Scott's further Endorsement on next page.), Sub- 2, Box: 28. James Wills Bollinger Papers, MsC0036. University of Iowa Special Collections. https://aspace.lib.uiowa.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/6021 Accessed April 29, 2025.