Winfield Scott Hancock (February 14, 1824 - February 9, 1886) was a career U.S. Army officer who served with distinction in the Mexican-American War and as a Union general the American Civil War. Hancock was noted in particular for his personal leadership at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. A military historian wrote, "No other Union general at Gettysburg dominated men by the sheer force of their presence more completely than Hancock." After the Civil War, … Wikipedia
repeated the message the Hancock, while a giant for his Civil War heroism, was controlled by the disreputable and dangerous forces of the Democratic Party. www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/harp/0731.html
This monumental bronze portrait bust, dedicated in 1893, depicts Civil War General Winfield Scott Hancock (18241886), and was created by American sculptor James Wilson Alexander MacDonald (18241908). www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_his...
The W. S. Hancock Society is dedicated to educating the public about the history and life of Major General Winfield Scott Hancock. membrane.com/philanet/hancock/
HANCOCK Maj Gen Winfield Scott Memorial at Gettysburg Nat'l Military Park in Gettysburg Pennsylvania by Frank Edwin Ewell (dcMemorials.com) www.dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0007058.htm
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