Arizona republican., 1893-08-31
OUT OF SERVICE.
Chaplain Scott Receives
Notice of Retirement.
Ordered to Report at Fl.
Huachuca.
How He Obtained the Title of
the Fighting Parson.
The Best Known Chaplain In the
Service will Hereafter Call
Phoenix His Home.

Chaplain Scott was in town yesterday
and received an order from the war de-
partment directing him to return
"home" and notifying him that he
would be retired from the service, hsv-
ing become incapaciated by reason OF
wounds received during the rebellion.
The "home" to which reference is
made is Fort Huachuca where he is
stationed though he has a much more
pleasant home in the valley and by the
way one OF the most pleasant in the
valley.
Nearly a year ago he was granted a
six months leave of absence from his
post, but shortly before the expira-
ton of the term he asked for an extern
sion 30 that his retirement from the
army may be said to have taken place
at that time. 1t will probably be a
year before he is superseded and for
mally retired on three-fourths pay.
His home, the chaplain says, will then
be Phoenix. Chaplain Scott's military
service from the beginning has been
unique. At the outbreak of the war he
was pastor OF the Second Baptist church,
Syracuse, n. Y. His zeal for the Union
was second only TO HE zeal for the
church and alter Lincoln first call for
volunteers he travelled about the coun.
try urging patriots to action.
On one occasion, in the course of an
address, one of his auditors replied :
"Mr. Scott, we'll follow you to the
war" Instantly Mr.. Scott determined
to be soldier and Immediately began
to raise a company composed for the
most part OF members OF the church.
Its personnel was striking; it was made
up OF men who were then or have since
become we'll known throughout the
country. Its first lieutenant was Tom
Lounsbury. a STRIPPING fresh from Yale,
but who is now famous az Professor
Louns bury, recognized everywhere for
his learning.
In ten days after this company had
been mustered into service it was in the
heat OF action at Maryland Heights
where Captain Scott received the
wounds which now incapacitate hin
for further service. He was not 6
tchaplain then but his time was spent
between preaching and fighting and he
naturally acquired the sobriquet o.
the Fighting Parson. His "reminiscences.
of those days are extremely interesting
as we'll as highly amusing. He was a.
Gettysburg and during the fearful can
nopadiDg which Immediately preceded
Picket's famous charge, he lay with hi
face fat upon the ground bemoanini
the activity OF the rebel batteries anc
the accuracy of aim Of the rebel gun
mere.
Says he,"I never heard so much noise
there couldn't have been more. Shells
were constantly falling among US
blowing up the earth and some
times almost burying us.
was not q heavy weight ther
but | remember my most sincere re
greet as lay there flattened out like 6
postage stamp, was that l was no
thinner. At length there was Sigh
lull in the cannonading; the screaming
of the shells was less frequent and the
roar of the batteries was no longer in
cessant, SO that those OF US who lay
near enough together could make our
selves understood Lounsbury lay
above me further up the hill. With
out daring TO raise his head :,
look backward. he looked under hi
armpit down at me, and cried, "Say
Captain, it would be awfully disgusting
to be killed in this position" Al
observation, in which the captain full,
ronrnrred -