William Scott Worth was an American Brigadier General of the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War. He was known for being the son of Major General

William J. Worth William Jenkins Worth (March 1, 1794 – May 7, 1849) was an American officer during the War of 1812, the Second Seminole War, and the Mexican–American War. Early military career Worth was commissioned as a first lieutenant in March 1813, ...

and leading the 13th Infantry Regiment during the Battle of San Juan Hill.

American Civil War

William was born on January 6, 1840, at Albany, New York as the only son of

and Margaret Stafford Worth. Before the American Civil War broke out, Worth was operating at a silver mine in New Mexico. When news reached upon the Confederate secession, Worth traveled to Washington, D.C. and was mustered as a 2nd Lieutenant within the

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on April 26, 1861, and promoted to 1st Lieutenant on June 7, 1861. Worth was then made an Adjutant from September 5, 1861, to April 13, 1862, as well as being on the General Staff of

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around the summer of 1862, participating at the

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. Around this time, a proposal was made to make Worth the aide-de-camp to Major General Joseph Hooker but continued to serve with Hunt, going on to participate at the Battle of Gettysburg with him. Worth was brevetted two times, once to captain on August 1, 1864, for "assault on the enemy's lines before Petersburg and in the operations in the campaign against Richmond, Va" and to Major on April 9, 1865, for "gallant and meritorious service during the campaign terminating with the surrender of the insurgent army under gen RE Lee". Around this time, Worth was transferred to serve General George Meade within the Army of the Potomac until the end of the war.

Frontier and Spanish-American War

Wort remained in the U.S. Army and was promoted to Captain on January 14, 1866. By 1869, the 8th Infantry Regiment was merged with the 1st Battalion of the 17th Infantry Regiment into the

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. He went on to serve at Arizona and Oregon for the next 25 years until he was promoted to Major on March 9, 1881, within the 2nd Infantry Regiment. On 1880, he married Florence Mansfield who was the daughter of The Reverend Delos Mansfield. He was transferred to the 13th Infantry Regiment as its Lieutenant Colonel on November 26, 1894. He then lead the 2nd Brigade of the

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but was wounded during the Battle of San Juan Hill. After being promoted to Colonel of the 16th Infantry Regiment on August 11, 1898, and became a Brigadier General of Volunteers from July 12, 1898, to October 28, 1898, when was given full Generalship on October 29 and held that rank until his retirement on November 9, 1898. Before his death, Worth was a member of the Aztec Society, the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, the General Society of Colonial Wars, the

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and the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Worth, William Scott 1840 births 1904 deaths Military personnel from Albany, New York American military personnel of the Spanish–American War United States Army generals People of New York (state) in the American Civil War General Society of Colonial Wars