# Lieutenant Colonel Scott — One of Ours character guide

> Lieutenant Colonel Scott in One of Ours by Willa Cather.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Colonel Scott

**First appearance:** 0061-i

## Who they are

A senior officer in Claude's regiment.

## Relationships

### [Claude Wheeler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/one_of_ours_se/characters/claude_wheeler)

_professional_

Lieutenant Colonel Scott is Claude's commanding officer in the army, whom Claude respects as a disciplined leader.

### [Claude Wheeler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/one_of_ours_se/characters/claude_wheeler)

_professional_

Lieutenant Colonel Scott is Claude's commanding officer in the army, whom Claude respects as a disciplined leader.

### [Claude Wheeler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/one_of_ours_se/characters/claude_wheeler)

_professional_

Lieutenant Colonel Scott is Claude's commanding officer in the army, whom Claude respects as a disciplined leader.

## In the story

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/one_of_ours_se/chapters/v)

Colonel Scott is a former hardware businessman who commands the battalion and introduces Gerhardt.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/one_of_ours_se/chapters/xi)

Assigns Claude and Gerhardt to lead the raid against the machine gun position.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/one_of_ours_se/chapters/xv)

Commands the battalion, studies maps in a cellar, and orders the march into the Argonne.

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