Hugh Lenox Scott was born in Danville, Kentucky, on 22 September 1853. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1876 and was commissioned a second lieutenant with the 9th Cavalry. Soon he joined the 7th Cavalry in a position which opened as a result of the rout of the 7th Cavalry at Little Big Horn. He fought …
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