The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-07-31

IN Congress are llke.
wise due. and are hereby rendered.
to Mai, Gen. Winfield s. Hancock
Tor his gallant, meritorious and con
spicuous share In that great and de-
clsive victory.
After the battle he was borne to-
the field hospital and thence to hts
fathers home at Norristown. "a.
where he lay for many weeks and SUI
iered great agony from hts wound.
The bullet was finally extracted, but
he was unfit for duty until tho fol'
lowing December. In December,
his would WAS Sill 4nneal.
ed, he reported again at Warrington
for active duty In the field. At TINS
time, after the battle OF Mine Kun.
he was prominently talked OF in
cabinet councils for the command OF
the Army OF the Potomac. and vae
retaiaed 10 Washington with tnat
view. but with characteristic noblllty
and magnanimity he disclatmed ell
desire for the posltion ana 4rge0 !no
retention of Gen. Meade. kes9mlng
command Of the Second corps.
which was In winter quarters, ne
was ordered by tho authorities at
WASHINGTON to proceed North to re-.
crnit tho decimated ranks of that
celebrated corps preparatory to tne
ensuing spring operations: AccoIa'
inely be- established his head quar-
tiers at Harrisburg. and visited 0tnsE
States In enlistinK volunteers. HIS
high reputation and great popular.
ty made him eminent!y succeselW T.
thia aeryice. While discharGtng tnie
duty. the City Council OF Philadel'
phis rendered him . reception "a
Independence Hall, and he aieo r.
ceiyod the hospitalities OF New 1ork'
ALBANY. Boston and other cities.
In March, 1864, he returned 70 tne
field and assumed command OF hie
CORDS. whose numbers had been aug.
mented to $1,000 by consondal0n
with the gallant old Third Colps
He was q prominent ng01e 10 t9.
battle OF the Wildernee:. Vn tn'
I! 1Oth OF May he commanded tho oe
cond and Fifth Corps OF the pet
tie Of the Pc. On tho l2tn tn'
Second "a Corps bounced upon tn
enemy's position. near ep sSH Sn,'
MIA G. H., in . dense fog. q the 9oe
Of daylight In the morning: a1l
cock commanded his corps 10 W
assault, by which he captured ~
enemy's works, nearly 5000 prisoner
twenty pieces Of artillery, moro tos
. thirty c0lors. several tnousanu ~. 80
OF small arms and other paIepao5n
, He again assaulted the enemy
position in front Of Spottsylvanl
May IS, aud on the 18th fepalse1
, attack made upon one Of bio dlV
= ions BY Eweli's Corps. He We
active participant In the eneae
). ments Of North Anna. To 90 p.o'1
q and Cold Harbor. and 10 tne ees Isl!
q and later operations OF tue n' ast
!, near Petersburg that year. DuIl
= ali this time he Was sunee!ne cevel
!, ~ ~ from ;,n the wound received q 0ett.
:, - hurc. which had never fully clos
, comHn.eiiinQ him to often leave
N horse and ride In an amou nosr ~ ~
% contact with the enemy SksInn ~ ~
3. moned him to the sadu.o: ~
r. 9th Of July, 1864: he c.oeI s.,
us 1 Dsan Rottom. on the north oenl
y tha Names River, and in conJunctt
.; 9th Sheridan's cavalry. attacl
~ . "nr' carried a portion OF the enem
" works, capturing Tour p% ic'o ., y.
\. tillery. In August ne m 1 ~ sav ~,
4 exDedition to Deep bott0m. An M
:: onerstions, which continued q We
" lls S Sp had a series Of sharp .enga
~: -" I during which he broke
10 10 . aramv's lines and carried on %
no onG ~: ar+iilerv. On the 25th Of
9. y. ,s a'I t - divisions Of his corps 4
81 sent to destroy the ta'ltooo
10 ta ~, tSf from the established lines OF
70 ~ Union army ut Petersburg:
~ snmainder OF the troops held t
~ r"aitinn IN the general limo. An
w. pot;no f ro,,ble st that separate op
o1. gov. o.: Henoock Was not easy unit
the had proceeded to JOIN tnss R1lt'9
. . hIa command In person. iae
= a showed that his anxiety wss Justl
~ !! " ~ withdrawing troops nom %
~. ..sr"hments at Petersburg, and q
IVY 10 them round to the railroad
10y. lux sm ., concentrated IN bis {
J: At soon outnumbertnR tnc Vn.S. y :
I'D three to ono. Herr naec ~ 70
~ another heroic agnt o. cloee
Ia, tsrs Tia horse being eeos 0om 9
's9 ~. Nm him n nj the assault. Two mont
. 1Si t n..i he - fought tho battle Of the
1 thu ton Road. whore he captured .
me: oSn0 pt,soneSe '''~
oolors.