Scott Shipp
Scott Shipp | |
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 Scott Shipp pictured in The Bomb 1908, VMI yearbook | |
| Nickname(s) | "Old Billy" |
| Born | August 2, 1839 Warrenton, Virginia |
| Died | December 4, 1917 (aged 78) Lexington, Virginia |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States of America |
| Service/ |  Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–65 |
| Rank |  lieutenant colonel |
| Commands held | Virginia Military Institute Cadet Battalion |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
| Other work | President of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College Superintendent of Virginia Military Institute |
Scott Shipp (also spelled Ship, born Charles Robert Scott Ship
Personal life and education
Shipp was born in 1839 to
In 1856, Shipp returned to
He married Anne "Nannie" Alexander Morson, a longtime friend, on August 19, 1869, and they had three children: Elizabeth Scott, Lucy Scott, and Arthur Morson Shipp.[5] He changed the spelling of his name to Shipp sometime around 1883.[3] Shipp's wife died in 1884.[6] They are buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Lexington, Virginia.
Shipp was a close friend and colleague of
Career
Shipp served VMI as a faculty member from 1859 to 1889, succeeding
Shipp was elected president and appointed professor of mental and moral philosophy at
Shipp was awarded the Doctor of Letters in 1883 and Doctor of Laws in 1890 by Washington & Lee University.[9]
In 1890, he became the second Superintendent of VMI, taking over from the retiring
He was a member of the Board of Visitors of the United States Military Academy in 1890 and President of the Board of Visitor's for the United States Naval Academy in 1894.
Civil War
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After Virginia seceded, Shipp and the cadets were under the command of Commandant Jackson and were sent to
Shipp was detailed to VMI on January 20, 1862, where he served as
He was well liked and respected by his cadets because of his strait-laced, solemn, yet amiable disposition.
Shipp commanded the VMI Cadet Battalion at the
One cadet commenting on Shipp's serious demeanor and physical presence said he was "a large man with close-trimmed black hair and beard, a solemn bearing and a deep voice. Although he was then but twenty-four years of age, I thought he was forty."[10]
After New Market, Union Gen.
Later life
Shipp retired from VMI in 1907 with the title of Superintendent Emeritus and remained in Lexington with his daughter Lucy Scott Huger and her family. His other daughter, Elizabeth Scott Tucker, died in a fire in 1901. Shipp devoted his retirement to spending time with his family and travelled to Europe. Shipp died at his home in Lexington, Virginia and is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Lexington.[15]
Notes
- ^ Payne, p. 85.
- ^ Couper 2005, p. 182
- ^ a b c d e Couper 2005, p. 182.
- ^ Couper 1939 vol.1, p. 14.
- ^ Couper 2005, p. 184.
- ^ Couper, p. 184.
- ^ Yates, pp. 50-51.
- ^ Couper 2005, p. 183.
- ^ Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, p. 137.
- ^ a b Davis, p. 53
- ^ a b c Davis, p. 53.
- ^ Menagh, p. C-2
- ^ Menagh, p. C-2.
- ^ Couper, pp. 183-84.
- ^ Couper 2005, 184.
References
- Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Annual Report, 2003, Carnegie Foundation, 2003.
- Couper, William. 100 Years at V.M.I., Garrett and Massie, Incorporated, 1939.
- Couper, William. The Corps Forward: Biographical Sketches of the Cadets Who Fought in the Battle of New Market, Mariner Publications, 2005.
- Davis, William C. The Battle of New Market, Doubleday and Company, 1975.
- Menagh, Fred. "Confederate Column: Faced 'Withering Fire' as VMI Cadets' Leader," The (Lynchburg) News, April 16, 1961, p. C-2.
- Payne, Brooke. The Paynes of Virginia, W. Byrd Press, 1937.
- Yates, Bernice-Marie. The Perfect Gentleman: the Life and Letters of George Washington Custis Lee, Xulon Press, 2003.
Further reading
- Wise, Jennings C. The Military History of the Virginia Military Institute from 1839 to 1865. Lynchburg, VA: J.P. Bell Company, Inc., 1915.
- Wise, Jennings C. Personal Memoir of the Life and Service of Scott Shipp. Lexington, VA: np, 1915.