Gustavus H. Scott
Gustavus H. Scott | |
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Arlington, Virginia (1896–) | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1828–1874 |
Rank | Rear admiral |
Commands held | |
Battles/wars | Second Seminole War
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Gustavus Hall Scott (13 June 1812 – 23 March 1882) was an officer in the United States Navy who served in the Second Seminole War and the American Civil War. He rose to the rank of rear admiral and late in his career was commander-in-chief of the North Atlantic Squadron.
Early life
Scott was born in Fairfax County, Virginia, on 13 June 1812, the son of Gustavus Hall Scott (b. 1786) and Elizabeth Douglas (Marshall) Scott.[1]
Early career
Scott was appointed as a
Promoted to
American Civil War
The
After turning command of Keystone State over to Commander
Scott was promoted to
Post-Civil War
Scott's first postwar tour was as commanding officer of the sloop of war USS Saranac in the Pacific Squadron. He was a member of the examining board for the admission of volunteer officers to the regular navy in 1868. Promoted to commodore on 10 February 1869,[1][2] he served as a lighthouse inspector from 1869 to 1871.[1]
Promoted to
By the time the last of the ships arrived on 4 February 1874, the crisis had passed, but the Department of the Navy decided to take advantage of the unusual peacetime concentration of warships to conduct the first multi-ship, open-ocean tactical exercises in U.S. Navy history. During the exercises, the Department of the Navy placed the assembled ships under the overall command of the commander-in-chief of the European Squadron, Rear Admiral
Scott turned over command of the North Atlantic Squadron to Rear Admiral J. R. M. Mullany on 13 June 1874 and retired from the Navy the same day, having that day reached the statutory retirement age of 62.[1][2][7]
Death
In retirement, Scott resided in Washington, D.C., where he died at his residence on 23 March 1882.
Bibliography
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Hamersly, p. 44.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Naval History and Heritage Command: Navy Officers 1798–1900: S
- ^ a b Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Keystone State
- ^ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Maratanza (SwStr) i
- ^ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: De Soto (Side-wheel Steamer) i
- ^ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Canandaigua (Screw Sloop) i
- ^ a b Anonymous, The United States Army and Navy Journal and Gazette of the Regular and Volunteer Forces, Vol. XIX, 1881–82, New York: Publication Office, 1882, p. 794.
- ^ Rentfrow, pp. 25–30.
- ^ Rentfrow, pp. 24–30.
- ^ Rentfrow p. 24.
- ^ Rentfrow, p. 31.
- ^ Anonymous, "Rear-Admiral Scott," New York Times, March 25, 1882.
- ^ Oak Hill Cemetery
- ^ Burial Detail: Scott, Gustavus Hall – ANC Explorer
References
- Hamersly, Lewis Randolph. The Records of Living Officers of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, Third Edition. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1878.
- Rentfrow, James C. Home Squadron: The U.S. Navy on the North Atlantic Station. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2014. ISBN 978-1-61251-447-5.