. ▁ ▁He ▁left ▁this ▁position ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁to ▁raise ▁a ▁company ▁to ▁fight ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁and ▁was ▁commission ed ▁a ▁captain ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Vol unte ers . ▁ ▁Scott ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" F ight ing ▁Par son " ▁while ▁he ▁commanded ▁Company ▁C , ▁ 1 2 6 th ▁New ▁York ▁Vol unte ers . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁wounded ▁during ▁Battle ▁of ▁Har pers ▁Fer ry ▁and ▁twice ▁each ▁during ▁the ▁batt les ▁at ▁G ett ys burg ▁and ▁Sp ots ylvan ia ▁Court ▁House . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁his ▁inj uries , ▁Scott ▁was ▁med ically ▁dis charg ed ▁from ▁the ▁military ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁war , ▁Scott ▁became ▁past or ▁for ▁the ▁First ▁Bapt ist ▁Church ▁of ▁Le aven worth , ▁Kansas . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁ 6 ▁years ▁in ▁Le aven worth , ▁his ▁church ▁grew ▁from ▁ 1 9 ▁to ▁ 2 5 0 ▁members ▁and ▁he ▁organized ▁churches ▁in ▁three ▁nearby ▁communities . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁Win field , ▁Kansas , ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁Scott ' s ▁honor ▁after ▁he ▁promised ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁church ▁there . ▁Scott ▁moved ▁to ▁Den ver , ▁Colorado , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁past or ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁to ▁September ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁California ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁and