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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480
Number of Medals1
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1003310 of 4480
U.S. Army#443of 2016
Infantry#417of 1502
American Civil War:#2of 21
Seven Days Battles#1of 7
Battle of Beaver Dam Creek#1of 1
Battle of Gaines's Mill#1of 4
Battle of Savage's Station#1of 3
Battle of Glendale#1of 4
Battle of Malvern Hill#1of 12
Second Battle of Bull Run#2of 20
Battle of South Mountain#2of 9
Battle of Antietam#2of 32
Siege of Petersburg#2of 25
Battle of Five Forks#2of 22
John Wallace Scott
Captain, U.S. Army
American Civil War:Seven Days BattlesBattle of Beaver Dam CreekBattle of Gaines's MillBattle of Savage's StationBattle of GlendaleBattle of Malvern HillSecond Battle of Bull RunBattle of South MountainBattle of AntietamSiege of PetersburgBattle of Five Forks
Awards & Decorations
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Biography
John Wallace Scott, also known as J. Wallace Scott, was a United States soldier who fought with the Union Army as a member of several Pennsylvania infantry units during the American Civil War. Severely wounded during the Siege of Petersburg in 1864, he was recognized for his meritorious service less than eight months later with his nation's highest award for bravery, the U.S. Medal of Honor, for capturing the enemy's flag while serving as captain of Company D of the 157th Pennsylvania Infantry during the Battle of Five Forks, Virginia on April 1, 1865. That award was conferred on April 27, 1865.
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Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts