Captain Sam Scott
United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs
U.S. Government

End of Watch: Sunday, July 30, 1882
Cause: Gunfire

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Captain Scott and Lighthorseman Joe Barnett were shot and killed while guarding a prisoner in Wetumka, Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma). Lighthorseman Barnett, Captain Scott, and several other officers were guarding a wanted man when the group of men attacked them in order to the free the prisoner. Captain Scott was held up by two men as other criminals shot him. As Lighthorseman Barnett attempted to help Captain Scott he was also shot and killed.

 
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