The "Thomas Morton Scott" only served in Maxey's 9th Infantry, but he served until the end of the War in Maxey's office.
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SCOTT, Thomas Morton Scott (1828 OH-1911 Collin Co TX) m-Elizabeth Matilda Shirley; 1860 Collin cen p45, $8,000/$2,000; Maxey's 9th Infantry, Lt. in Co I then Adjutant.
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Again, please help identify the "Mr. Scot" of the March 22, 1865 diary entry:
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Late this morning Charles Hitson returned to this place after an absence of 2 or 3 months.
John Hitson also came up with him from Palo Pinto. They say that a man from the eastern
part of the State by the name of Scot with forty-five hands is up in this country gathering
beef steers, and giving them nothing in return except a quarter master's receipt. The
people of their country have been badly treated at differant (sic) times in a manner
simular (sic) to the above or worse. As the people of the frontier have been taken into the
Confederate Serouce (sic), the people of other parts of the country appear to think that
they can come up here with their threats to report the frontier men to the Confederate
Serouce (sic) and force him in to any measure they please. The frontier men are not quite
as easy excited as they were at first, as they have lost some of their beef steers which is
their only dependance (sic), the only product of this country.
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Patti, prochette@Juno.com
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