Gustavus H. Scott
| Gustavus H. Scott | |
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| Born |
June 13, 1812 Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Died | March 23, 1882 (aged 69) Washington, D.C. |
| Buried at | Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. (1882–1896) Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia (1896-present) |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America |
| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1828-1874 |
| Rank |
 Rear Admiral
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| Relations | Hugh L. Scott |
Gustavus Hall Scott (13 June 1812 – 23 March 1882) was an officer in the United States Navy who served in the Second Seminole War and the American Civil War. He rose to the rank of rear admiral and late in his career was commander-in-chief of the North Atlantic Squadron.
Scott was born in Fairfax County, Virginia, on 13 June 1812.
Scott was appointed as a midshipman on 1 August 1828. His first tour of duty was aboard the frigate USS Guerriere in the Pacific Squadron from 1829 to 1831. He was present off Charleston, South Carolina, during the Nullification Crisis of 1832, and next served aboard the schooner USS Experiment in the Chesapeake Bay in 1833. Promoted to passed midshipman on 14 June 1834, he was aboard the sloop-of-war USS Vandalia in the West Indies Squadron from 1835 to 1836, seeing service in the Second Seminole War. He spent 1837 awaiting orders, but returned to sea aboard Vandalia in the West Indies Squadron from 1838 to 1839, seeing further Second Seminole War service.
Promoted to lieutenant on 25 February 1841, Scott served aboard the ship of the line USS Columbus in the Mediterranean Squadron from 1843 to 1844. After special duty in 1845, he returned to the Mediterranean Squadron with a tour aboard the frigate USS United States from 1846 to 1847. He had ordnance duty from 1848 to 1849 and, after awaiting orders during 1850, returned to ordnance duty in 1851. He served aboard the frigate USS St. Lawrence as flag lieutenant of the Pacific Squadron from 1852 to 1853, followed by a tour aboard the steamer USS Michigan on the Great Lakes from 1855 to 1857; he was promoted to commander on 27 December 1856 while aboard Michigan. He served as a lighthouse inspector from 1858 to 1860.
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