John Morehead Scott
Medal of Honor recipient
About John Morehead Scott
Lived 1839 – 1862 (aged 22–23).
John Morehead Scott (1 January 1839 – 18 June 1862) was a sergeant in the United States Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the American Civil War. Scott was awarded the medal posthumously on 27 April 1865 for actions performed during the Great Locomotive Chase on 12 April 1862.
Personal life Scott was born in Stark County, Ohio, on 1 January 1839 to parents Thomas B. Scott and Elizabeth Moorehead Scott, one of six children. He married Rachel M. Davis Waggoner in 1861. Following the Great Locomotive Chase, Scott was hanged along with 7 others in Atlanta, Georgia and was buried in Marietta National Cemetery. He was later reburied in Chattanooga National Cemetery.
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Who was John Morehead Scott?
Medal of Honor recipient
When was John Morehead Scott born?
John Morehead Scott was born in 1839.
When did John Morehead Scott die?
John Morehead Scott died in 1862.
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