ˈæftɚ sˈɜːvɪŋ ɪnðə sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ, skˈɑːt ɐtˈɛndᵻd lˌæfeɪˈɛt kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn ˈiːstən, pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə ænd ðə kəlˈʌmbiə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiɐfˈɪlɪˌeɪɾᵻd jˈuːniən θiːəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl sˈɛmɪnˌɛɹi.
After serving in the  Civil War, Scott attended Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania and the Columbia University-affiliated Union Theological Seminary.