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Order Retiring General Scott And Appointing General Mcclellan His Successor. (General Orders, No.94.) War Department, Adjutant-General's Office Washington, November 1, 1861 The following order from the President of the United States, announcing the retirement from active command of the honored veteran Lieutenant general Winfield Scott, will be read by the army with profound regret: