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Robert B. Scott — Victoria Cross

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Service Profile

Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Private
Service Era: Battle at Chiricahua Mountains(MOH), American Indian Wars
Medals Recorded: 2

Robert B. Scott

Private, U.S. Army

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Battle at Chiricahua Mountains(MOH)American Indian Wars

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Indian Campaign Medal

Ribbon Rack

Biography

He earned the Medal of Honor for bravery at Chiricahua Pass.

Robert B. Scott was born in Washington County, New York, in 1845. He entered the United States Army from St. Louis, Missouri, and served as a private in Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry, during the Indian Wars.

On 20 October 1869, Scott fought in the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona Territory. The cavalry detachment encountered an opposing force at Chiricahua Pass in an engagement that left several United States soldiers killed or wounded. Scott's gallantry earned the Medal of Honor, issued on 14 February 1870.

He died in Argyle, New York, on 3 March 1908 and is buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery there.

Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in action.

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