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Show Hancock at Gettysburg. ' The late General Hancock was not muck given to humorous declarations, but he said one exceedingly good thin" in that line at Gettysburg. ' At a certain stage of that great battle it happened that some subordinate officer, acting upon his own resiJon3ibility, disregarded ordinary military rules and caused a decided advantage ad-vantage to be gained where,' according to VV est Point philosophy, a disaster should have ensued. Hancock was both provoked pro-voked and delighted. "If I knew the d fool whoordered that movement," he exclaimed, "I would have him bre-vetted." bre-vetted." St. Louh Globe-Democrat :: |