Historical records matching Colonel George Washington Scott, (CSA)
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About Colonel George Washington Scott, (CSA)
George Washington Scott (CSA)
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Scott was the son of U.S. Representative John Scott and the brother of U.S. Senator John Scott, Jr.. He was a Florida and Georgia businessperson, education philanthropist, former planter, and former military officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
Biography
Scott was born in Alexandria, Pennsylvania, and was the fourth child of Agnes Irvine and John Scott Sr., both of Irish descent. He became a merchant and farmer in Pennsylvania. In 1850 Scott visited Florida and moved to Quincy, Florida in 1851. In 1852, Scott moved to Leon County, Florida, where he established a mercantile exchange and his George W. Scott Plantation.
In 1860 Scott enlisted in the Tallahassee Guards, a Leon County militia organization. Upon the formation of the Confederacy he was appointed Captain of Company D, Second Florida Cavalry. Scott organized and was elected lieutenant-colonel of the Fifth Florida Cavalry Battalion in 1863, serving throughout middle and east Florida. Scott's unit, called "Scott's Cavalry," participated in the February, 1864 Battle of Olustee and in subsequent actions near Jacksonville. In March 1865 Scott and his men played a prominent role in the Battle of Natural Bridge, south of Tallahassee, which prevented a Union occupation of the State Capital. Scott's unit surrendered and was paroled at Tallahassee in May 1865.
In 1868 Scott ran for Florida governor as a Democratic-Conservative and received overwhelming support. However, due to Northern occupation of Florida, Scott was ruled out for the position. He had not wanted to be a candidate and was relieved at the solution.
While on his plantation, Scott experimented in a variety of crops and planted 12 acres (49,000 m2) of sugar cane, cabbage, collards, rutabagas, Dutch turnips. Scott also created a 16-foot (5 m) overshot waterwheel transferring water from a pond going to corn, sugar and cotton processing.
Scott came up with a revolutionary fertilizer which combined cottonseed with bone meal. Bone was obtained by black farm hands who earned a gallon of cane syrup for every 100-pound sack of animal bones. The bones were crushed with a heavy cast-iron stamp powered by a waterwheel and the meal mixed with sulfuric acid. This was then mixed with cottonseed cake to make a final product.
In 1870 Scott sold his plantation and moved to Savannah, Georgia, then Atlanta, where he built his business. By 1887, the Gossypium Phospo, made by the George W. Scott Company, had become one of the most noted fertilizers in the south.
Scott became the first person to exploit Florida's vast phosphate deposits and in 1887 purchased 1,000 acres (4 km2) of land along the Peace River in Charlotte County, backed the Arcadia Phosphate Company, and sold the Comer-Hall Fertilizer Company in Savannah. In May 1888 the first shipments of phosphate were made to his G. W. Scott Manufacturing Company. Scott built a fortune in real estate and fertilizer in Atlanta.
In 1890 Scott gave $112,250 to Decatur Female Seminary, which he helped organize. The institute took the name of his mother, Agnes Scott, to become Agnes Scott College.
Scott is the namesake to the city of Scottdale, Georgia.
Name George Washington Scott
Enlistment Age 34
Birth Date 22 Feb 1829
Birth Place Alexandria, Pennsylvania
Enlistment Date 5 Mar 1862
Enlistment Place Tallahassee, Florida
Enlistment Rank 2nd Lieut
Muster Date 5 Mar 1862
Muster Place Florida
Muster Company D
Muster Regiment 2nd Cavalry
Muster Regiment Type Cavalry
Muster Information Commission
Rank Change Date 8 May 1862
Rank Change Rank Capt
Muster Out Date 26 Aug 1863
Muster Out Information disch for Promo
Side of War Confederacy
Survived War? Yes
Residence Place Tallahassee, Florida
Last Known Residence Place Decatur, Georgia
Death Date 3 Oct 1903
Death Place Decatur, Georgia
Burial Place Decatur Presbyterian Church, Decatur, Georgia
Occupation Merchant
Notes 1865-05-19 Oath Allegiance, (Tallahassee, FL)
Additional Notes Mother: Agnes Scott
Additional Notes 2 Muster 2 Date: 26 Aug 1863; Muster 2 Place: Florida; Muster 2 Unit: 1100; Muster 2 Company: S; Muster 2 Regiment: 5th Battn Cavalry; Muster 2 Regiment Type: Cavalry; Muster 2 Information: Commission; Rank Change 2 Date: 26 Aug 1863; Rank Change 2 Rank: Major; Rank Change 2 Information: As of 5th Battn FL Cavalry; Rank Change 3 Date: 25 Jul 1864; Rank Change 3 Rank: Lieutenant Colonel;
Title Soldiers of Florida in the ...Civil War...; Biographical Rosters of Florida's Soldiers 1861-1865
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
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Colonel George Washington Scott, (CSA)'s Timeline
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February 22, 1829
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Alexandria, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States
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| 1855 |
October 23, 1855
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Pennsylvania, United States
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October 27, 1865
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October 3, 1903
Age 74
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Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States
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Decatur Cemetery, 229 Bell Street, Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia, 30030, United States
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