Julian Scott

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Julian A. Scott
February 14, 1846(1846-02-14) – July 4, 1901
Place of birth	Johnson, Vermont
Place of death	Plainfield, New Jersey
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Rank	Drummer
Unit	3rd Vermont Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Lee's Mills
Awards	Medal of Honor

Julian A. Scott (February 14, 1846 – July 4, 1901) was born in Johnson, Vermont and was a Union Army drummer during the American Civil War who received America's highest military decoration the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Lee's Mills, he was also an American painter and a Civil War artist.

1 Biography
2 Notable paintings
3 Medal of Honor citation
4 See also
5 Notes
6 References

[edit] Biography

Scott received his youthful education at the Lamoille Academy, known today as Johnson State College where the main gallery is named in his memory. Scott continued his studies graduating from the National Academy of Design in New York and subsequently studied under Emmanuel Leutze until 1868. During the Civil War, Scott enlisted in the 3rd Vermont Infantry on June 1, 1861, at the age of 15 as a fifer and in February 1865, was awarded the Medal of Honor for rescuing wounded under enemy fire during the Battle at Lee's Mills, Virginia.

When the war was over he traveled to Paris and Stuttgart to continue his education. Scott's 1872 masterwork, the 'Battle of Cedar Creek," is located at the Vermont State House. The painting illustrates the contributions of his home state of Vermont in the American Civil War In 1890, and is significant for its absence of glorification of war and instead shows the suffering and human sacrifice associated with war making. Scott traveled west as part of a census party, painting Native Americans in New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma. Many of his works from this expedition now hang in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Art.

Scott was interred in Hillside Cemetery located in Scotch Plains, New Jersey.^[1]

[edit] Notable paintings

Portrait of fireman

"Rear-Guard at White Oak Swamp" (1869-1870);
"Battle of Golding's Farm" (1871);
"Battle of Cedar Creek" (1871-1872);
"The Recall" (1872);
"On Board the Hartford" (1874);
"Old Records" (1875);
"Duel of Burr and Hamilton" (1876);
"Reserves awaiting Orders" (1877);
"In the Cornfield at Antietam " (1879);
"Charge at Petersburg" (1882);
"The War is Over" (1885);
"The Blue and the Gray" (1886).

[edit] Medal of Honor citation

Rank and Organization:

Drummer, Company E, 3d Vermont Infantry. Place and date. At Lees Mills, Va., 16 April 1862. Entered service at. Johnson, Vt. Birth: Johnson, Vt. Date of issue: February 1865.

Citation:

Crossed the creek under a terrific fire of musketry several times to assist in bringing off the wounded.^[2]^[3]