GENERAL SCOTT'S MARCH. English, American; March (whole time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody dates to the year 1771, although the re-titling of the tune apparently refers to American General Winfield Scott (1786-1866), who served in the War of 1812 and the Mexican-American War. It appears under this title in J.L. Rumrille and H. Holton's The Drummer's Instructor (Albany, 1817). It is a much older tune than 1817, however, having appeared in the Charles and Samuel Thompson's A Second Collection of XXIV Favourite Marches in 7 parts as they are performed by His Majesty's Foot and Horse Guards (London, 1771).
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Edward Riley (Riley’s Flute Melodies vol. 3), 1820; No. 275, p. 89.
Recorded sources : - New World Records 80276-2, "Music of the American Revolution: The Birth of Liberty."
