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Julian Scott

Julian Scott, American soldier and drummer, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1901)

Born
February 14, 1846
Died
July 4, 1901
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1846

About Julian Scott

Julian A. Scott, was born in Johnson, Vermont, and served as a Union Army drummer during the American Civil War, where he 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 Civil War artist. Julian's younger brother, Charlie, enlisted at age 13 and became a bugler. Lucy Scott died in childbirth and Charles Scott remarried, in 1860, to Susan Pollard.

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The world when Julian Scott was born

Julian Scott was born in 1846. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineMexican-American War begins
  • Technology milestoneSewing machine patented by Elias Howe
  • World population~1.26B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames K. Polk
  • U.S. population20.2M

1846 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Julian Scott's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18462026
Population20.2M341 million

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