 He is buried at the West Point Cemetery.Scott holds the record for the greatest length of active service as general in the U.S. Army, as well as the longest tenure as the army's chief officer.Steven Malanga of "City Journal" writes that "Scott was one of America’s greatest generals ... but he had the misfortune to serve in two conflicts—the War of 1812 and the controversial Mexican-American War—bracketed by the far more significant American Revolution and Civil War."