The Life of Dr Henry C Scott
HENRY AND CAROLINE SCOTT
1828-1899 1831-1921
Dr. Henry Scott and his wife Caroline lived in Baltimore Maryland and were Confederate sympathizers.
Dr. Scott examined John Brown after his capture at Harpers Ferry and once again after John Brown was hanged.
At the outbreak of the civil War, Dr. Scott joined the Confederate Calvary and moved his family to Ashland. After the war, Dr. Scott opened a medical practice in the 100 block of Railroad Avenue.
He and Mrs. Scott were active in the community. They were founders of St Ann’s church and Mrs. Scott was President of the Confederate
Memorial Association which cared for Woodland Cemetery.
The Scott home was located next to what is now Blackwell
Auditorium on the Randolph-Macon campus, at the corner of Henry and Caroline streets.