Garrett Scott

(1838 - 1862)
Home State: Texas
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 4th Texas Infantry

Before the Antietam Campaign:
He is listed in the 1860 Grimes County census in Anderson P.O.; age 22; born MS; farmer; son of Sarah Scott. He enlisted 19 July 1861 at Harrisburg, Texas as Private in Company G, 4th Texas Infantry.

In the Antietam Campaign:
He was killed in action on 17 September 1862 at Sharpsburg.

References, Sources, and other notes:
Basic information from Davis 1. His life dates from a Grimes County burial listing, with roster data from Grimes County researchers on USGenWeb.

Birth Date: 06/10/1838 Birth State: MS
Death Date: 09/17/1862 Death Place: Sharpsburg, MD Burial Place: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Anderson, TX

Notes

1 Davis, Rev. Nicholas A., The Campaign from Texas to Maryland, Houston: Telegraph Book and Job Establishment, 1863, pp. 159 - 161 [AotW citation 1863]

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