| Show WINFIELD SCOTT hancock HANCO Cg A short sketch of his hia lito life and experiences W infield scott hancock was born february 11 1824 in montgomery mire a small village in ill allo montgomery 0 comity coil ity pennsylvania ilis grandfather giand fat er richard II ancock of hirth lirt li was one of tile lie 2500 sc allien of tile war wair of of 1812 1912 who were incarcerated in the dartmoor ion in ill Em england eagland gland jih father benjamin franklin Il hancock ancock will wai born in philadelphia Philadel libia nud ind practiced law lav at norl norristown i 1 suburb subi irl oillie of the quaker biker ui ker city lV infield S after grai lutting at thu file and the alie public high school at the rac r C of sixteen entered tin file military abadelli y at wt ivest point among his ns As cabets cadets were grant AI mcglellan Clellan Jt RCY eynolds Olds li 0 o cerans ee rans anil in I 1 I 1 lyon 3 who afterward atter be became Caule distin distill ui dietl union generali and long pickett and 1111 Stol stonewall lewall Ji dickon ckon of the confederate service ciT lie ile graduated june title 30 0 1 34 wy was abrev cited lieutenant lit the sixth infantry jill anly 1 18 1831 and assigned to duty at port fort towson june 12 1810 1840 lie ile it in the battles which leSul resulted ted in tile cal litle of tile city of mexico Ui co ind alia wal wai brevet ted first lieutenant for lii ili gallant g ablaut services at contreas Con trens and Cherti busco grou groin to 1855 lie was stationed at 4 st louis louig he inar in u tied almira lt dusell sell usell maillia january ry 25 18 10 in ill 1855 ile he was appointed ed quartermaster quarter master with the rank of 0 captain and ordered to florida to operate against the hostile semi holes ite ilo served under general genera barney durine durin the kansas troubles in in 1857 ind and 1858 1958 and ve nc his hia expedition to utah to luell the mormon roin 1859 1850 to 1861 lie he was master inin ster of tile southern district of california lie was comini brigadier general of cc 1 volunteers by lincoln september 2 1861 ani and nt once began begaii tile the cation of the army of tile Poto inic during durin the peninsular campaign lie was coll conspicuous sl licu ou nt at ahe battles of Willia Disburg and ami Fra fraziers viers far finn lie took an achile pirt part in ill the mib sequent campaign in maidland at the battles of south mountain baill and ire ile wivi assigned to the command of the hie first bi division vision ol of the beconi army corps on oil sep it 17 1862 und and soon after was made major general of chancellorsville and ou on june 25 was ordered to assume ass line command coi umanI 0 of tile the second army corps lie ile was in conini command antl nt fit gettysburg until general meades arrival ind and in the decisive action of july ad d lie commanded on the left center which was tile the inabin foint attacked by the file confederates ind and nas m as shot aloin his horse though dangerously wound fiL lie i t i t by ba 7 enemy s dissault a was brolien disabled by y his wound lie he was not again in in active service till march ibal 1961 ile he resumed ned coin command trian d of tile the second army corps in the prig spring s campaign of that year and bore a prominent pai t in the baffles bittl cs of f tile the i ind and court house se ile he vai a hrag adier in the lie regular regu lir army C on it august 12 IM fur for gallant allagit allai it and distinguished list ing 11 dished services vicca I 1 in ll 11 tile the hIt kitties leI ot of tile the wilderness spott syhan vl iania iii ind and cold ll nilor and in ill ajl N it t tile he operations of the anny aimy in in i virginia Virgi nit under lieu benant colonel 01 gaint 19 tn oil november 25 26 lie iv ivies is called to to organic orgin iino it a veteran corps corp from frolli the lie honorably di i ell enlarged arged soldiers sol diera who anil served two yea rs lie ile WAS aligned anig ns igme ned to the Alili division and ordeley to Vin chowler Virgi Virgin nii ij february 06 6 1665 mier aller the aall of President lincoln april 14 general 1 l ij 11 un an cocks qu quarters aiters veru ti tip c mid and lie he was placed in ill of the de fen le of the Cal lital jul july i ag or 1866 lie waa hii i pointed a i major general in ill tile re P cihir arin Y in au glia oth lie way wai asig p iud to the col litland of hlll depa fitment of tile the elicie lie ti a MIC warfare igaina ngi int the indians Indi ins lie wa in ill command of faliti fifth gitary Di lonii 1 balla nii mul and texis from november to march 1869 the of tile flout match 1868 t to 0 marell ani eli ima und the dehait of balota lot from I 1 orn 1869 to 1873 1872 on file de il fitl 41 of general george G I 1 beatle lir lie was vius again I to ill the of if tile divi jon of tile lie atlantic Atlin tic 21 5 1872 1672 2 ills his he A quarters being in new yolk T k city till til they were il in n governors Go vernora Is island larid new york Hii ibor gentra gent ra il I 1 wis was one or the at the democratic arci Il entill convention ill iii ISS 08 and all in 1872 ln iii a hinline dinue ris fit rt iby men ell tinned aj u a candidate for ial il ile ho biti tin the candidate candid ife of tile IcIl loc utie party parly in the 21 1880 but failed of if election reliction ut tit the pull |
