Scott, Charles, 1739-1813
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Scott, Charles 1739-1815
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Scott, Charles (governor)
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Charles Scott was a soldier, politician, and governor of Kentucky, 1808-1812. These journals were kept by officers serving in his command during the Northwest Indian Wars, 1793-1794.
Governor of Kentucky and army officer.
Governor, Soldier.
Charles Scott, a Virginia native, served as a non-commissioned officer under George Washington during the French and Indian War, later rising to the rank of brigadier general during the Revolutionary War. He was with the Continental Army at Valley Forge, Trenton, Germantown, Monmouth, and Stony Point. He moved to Kentucky in 1785, after being chosen by the Virginia General Assembly to appoint superintentents and surveyors in the western lands. He served as Woodford County's representative to the Virginia House of Delegates. From 1791 to 1794 Scott took part in general expeditions against the Indians, including those with General Arthur St. Clair (1736-1818) and Antony Wayne (1745-1796), serving as head of the Kentucky Volunteers. From 1808 to 1812, Scott served as governor of Kentucky.
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Cherokee Indians
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Wayne's Campaign, 1794
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Kentucky
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Kentucky
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