★★★ Scott, John

John Scott​

Born: April 23, 1820

Birthplace: Fauquier County, Virginia

Father: Judge John Scott 1781 – 1850

Mother: Elizabeth Blackwell Pickett 1788 – 1862

Wife: Harriet Augusta Caskie 1833 – 1892
(Buried: Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)

Children:

James C. Scott 1856 –​

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John G. Scott 1860 –​

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Mary Ellen Scott 1869 – 1938​

Education:

Graduated from University of Virginia​

Occupation before War:

Newspaper Editor of Richmond Whig Newspaper​

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Attorney, Author and Farmer in Richmond, Virginia​

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Organizer of Black Horse Cavalry in Fauquier, County Virginia​

Civil War Career:

1861: Temporary Captain Company H, 4th​ Virginia Cavalry Regiment​

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1861: Captain of Cavalry for Provisional Army of Confederate States​

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1862 – 1863: Major of 24th​ Virginia Battalion Partisan Rangers​

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1863: Colonel of Arkansas Cavalry in Northwestern Arkansas​

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1864 – 1865: Served with Mosby's Rangers in Virginia​

Occupation after War:

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Attorney in Fauquier County, Virginia​

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Commonwealth Attorney for Fauquier County, Virginia​

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Author of a book on John S. Mosby​

Died: May 7, 1907

Place of Death: Warrenton, Virginia

Age at time of Death: 87 years old

Burial Place: Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Virginia