Scott Shipp
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Scott Shipp pictured in The Bomb 1908, VMI yearbook
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| Nickname(s) | "Old Billy" |
| Born | August 2, 1839 Warrenton, Virginia |
| Died | December 4, 1917 (aged 78) Lexington, Virginia |
| Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
| Years of service | 1861–65 |
| Rank | lieutenant colonel |
| Commands held | Virginia Military Institute Cadet Battalion |
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| Other work | President of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College Superintendent of Virginia Military Institute |
Scott Shipp (also spelled Ship, born Charles Robert Scott Ship) (August 2, 1839 - December 4, 1917) was an American military figure, Confederate States Army officer, educator and educational administrator born in Warrenton, Virginia. He was the second superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute, briefly the president of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (Virginia Tech) and led the VMI Cadets at the Battle of New Market during the American Civil War.
Shipp was born in 1839 to Captain John Ship and Lucy Blackwell Scott, the third wife of John Ship. Scott attended Mrs. Franklin's School, the Warren Green Academy, and Warrenton High School. Shipp's father died in 1849, and his mother moved the family to Boone County, Missouri in 1852 where he entered Westminster College in Fulton. From 1855 to 1856, Shipp was employed on the North Missouri Railroad as an assistant engineer and rodman.
In 1856, Shipp returned to Fauquier County, Virginia and entered VMI at the encouragement of Robert E. Rodes who he worked with on the North Missouri Railroad, and his stepfather, Dr. Henry M. Clarkson. Shipp entered VMI on August 14, 1856. He graduated 4th in his class of 29 on July 4, 1859 with the rank of first lieutenant of Company B. He accompanied the cadets to Charles Town, Virginia, for the execution of John Brown in December 1859.
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