John Morehead Scott (1839 - June 18, 1862) was a participant in the Andrew's Raid and recipient of the Medal of Honor.
John Scott
Biography[]
Scott was born in Stark County, Ohio in 1839. During the Civil War he served in the Union Army as a sergeant in the 21st Ohio Infantry Regiment.[1] Scott volunteered to partake in the Andrew's Raid of April, 1862. Following the Raid, Scott was hung along with 7 others in Atlanta, Georgia.[2] He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on August 4, 1866.[1] Like the rest of the executed men he was buried in Atlanta and later reburied in Chattanooga National Cemetery.[1][2]
Medal of Honor Citation[]
One of the 19 of 22 men (including 2 civilians) who, by direction of General Mitchell (or Buell), penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Georgia, and attempted to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta.[3]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "John Morehead Scott | U.S. Civil War | U.S. Army | Medal of Honor Recipient" (in en). https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/john-m-scott.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 G. Kurtz, Sr., Wilbur (April 1962). "The Andrews Raid". pp. 15. https://www.jstor.org/stable/i40139679.
- ↑ "John Scott - Recipient -" (in en). http://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/1971.
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