Robert Kinston Scott
Born: July 8, 1826
Birthplace: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Father: John Scott 1785 – 1837
Mother: Jane Hamilton 1796 – 1853
Wife: Rebecca J. Lowery 1831 – 1907
(Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Napoleon, Ohio)
Children:
Robert Kingston Scott Jr. 1865 – 1906
(Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Napoleon Ohio)
Education:
Studied Medicine in Ohio
Occupation before War:
Miner in the California Gold Rush
Traveler in Mexico and South America
Medical Doctor in Henry County, Ohio
Investor in Real Estate in Henry County, Ohio
Civil War Career:
1861: Major of 68th Ohio Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 68th Ohio Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1865: Colonel of 68th Ohio Infantry Regiment
Commanded the advance of Major General Logan’s March to Mississippi
1863: Served in the Battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi
1863: Served in the Battle of Raymond, Mississippi
1863: Served in the Battle of Champion Hill, Mississippi
1864: Captured near Atlanta, Georgia in Atlanta Campaign
1864: May have jumped from a Prisoner of War train
1865: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
1865: Brevetted Brigadier General and Major General
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1868: Commissioner South Carolina Freedmen’s Bureau
1868: Resigned from United States Army
1868 – 1872: Governor of South Carolina
1880: Shot a druggist he demanded had made his son an alcoholic
1881: Acquitted of murder, but this led to a public outrage
1881: Formed a Militia of his employees and Volunteers
1889 – 1900: Suffered from the effects of a Stoke
Died: August 12, 1900
Place of Death: Napoleon, Ohio
Cause of Death: Paralysis
Age at time of Death: 74 years old
Burial Place: Glenwood Cemetery, Napoleon, Ohio
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