William Scott Military person

William Scott (c. 1839 or 1840 – April 17, 1862) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He was the "Sleeping Sentinel" who was pardoned by Abraham Lincoln and memorialized by a poem and then a 1914 silent film.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1839
Birth place
Groton Vermont
Date of deathApril 17, 1862
Place of death
Yorktown Virginia

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Military person

allegiance
United States of America
Union
military operations
American Civil War
Siege of Yorktown (1862)
military branch
United States Army
Union Army
service start1861
service end1862

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