Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-05
DIR. HENRY G. SCOTT.
Death of This Prominent Citizen of
Ashland.

| ASHLAND VA. March 5.-(special)-
Or. Henry c. Scott died this morning at
300 o'clock after an illness Of nearly a
year. lie passed away without a struggle.
Dr. Scott was born Juiy o. 1925, in Bal
tmore Md. and was the oldest child Of
| the late Judge T. Palkin and Julanna
| VI. scott. lie received hts education az
Mount -. Mays College Emme'tsburg.
Md, and after graduation studied law
and practiced his profession for several
years with his father Ia his native city.
In 1885, he took up medicine. and after
a fun course, directed by Professor Ma
than r. Smith. he graduated from the
University OF Maryland. and began prac-
tice.
In 1886 he Joined the Baltimore city
Guards. the crack military organization
OF Baltimore, and was commissioned as
sistant surgeon continuing in that posi-
ton until the outbreak or the civil war.
when he left for the South.
In the John Brown riots az Harper's
Ferry he was one or the surgeons who
dressed the wounds Of Brown. and later
on, when Brown was hanged, he Was pres
emit and examined the body when 10
was taken from the otdllOll.
At the outbreak OF the war Dr. Scott
took part in the burning OF bridg- IS lead
ing 10 Baltimore. and shortly atterWard
left for Virginia. when IN April. 1851, he.
with twelve other young physicians, en-
listed as priyates in the First Maryland
Infantry Dr. Scott was in Company G.,
commanded by Captain Robert G.. Smith.
During the first year OF the war he was
IN all the battle IN which his regiment
participated
In 1862 he enlisted IN the First Virginia
Cavalry, ana did field service as q pri-
Yate until injured by his horse being shot
under him and falling on him. In 1863,
after recovering. he was placed on de-
tached service IN Richmond, and was a
special messenger sent by the Express
Department 10 tho South with large sums
OF money. After this trip he returned
10 Richmond and was c0inms stoned AS
sistant surgeon. doing duty at crews Fac
tory, SedbrOOke, and Jackson hOspi-
tails Al the last named he was among
she first surgeons sent there. and gave at
tentiOn 10 the erection OF buildings.
while attending 20 The sick and wounded
as they arrived. lie remained az tins
hospital under DR. Frank Hancock. sur
geOn In chief. until the close OF the war.
In June 1876 DR.. Scott. at the sOlicita-
ton OF many OF the residents OF ASH
land. located here. and IN July Of that
year moved his family from Baltimore.
whore 1t was all during The war. lie
had since that time until last fall prac-
ticed I'm and near this place lie was al
one time Mayor OF Ashland. and fOr seye-
raj years a member o. The School Board.
pr. Scott was one Of the original MEM
Ders OF w. y. Newton Camp, Confederate
Veterans. and was d past-commandsr OF
that Organization. When ihnry Clay
Council. Royal Arcanun, WAS organized
in Ashland DR. scott was made medl-
cal examiner. which ONCE hs held 10 the
time VI his death. lie also fiiled other
chairs. and in the Grand Council OF the
State he was made Grand Regent OF this
Jurisdiction.
on October 4. 1853. DR. Scott married
Miss Caroline A. Baird Of Philadelphia
daughter OF the late Captain Thomas c.
Baird, United States army. She. with
three sOns-E. l.. c. Scott. Thomas Parkin
scott and Ill. G. Scott, Jr.-surviye.
Deceased had been a strict member " the
Catholic church from his youth.