Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-30
Biographical.
WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK.

WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK.
General Hancock is a native of Pennsylvania,
having been born in Montgomery county, in that
state, on the 18th of February. 1924. He grad
uated at West Point in 1874. and served mainly
on frontier duty until 1916, and afterwards in
the war with Mexico, being breveted as first
lieutenant for gallant and meritorious conduct
in the battles of Contreras and Cherubusco
From 1913 to 1856 he was employed in frontier
duty, and from 1855 to 1851 was quartermaster
of the southern district of California. In Au-
gust of the latter year he was recalled to Wash
ington; and when the army of the Potomac was
transferred to the peninsula in 1862, he was al
ready brigadier general, with the appropriate
command, in the Fourth corps. His first OPP
portunity to make mark occurred at Williams
burg. He next distinguished himself in the
battle of Frazer's Farm, and subsequently took
an active part in the campaign in Maryland, at
the battles of South Mountain, and Antietam.
Being made major general, he commanded
division at Fredericksburg and Charlottesville.
At Gettysburg the first day of the battle,
July 1, 1863, he was sent by General
Meade to decide whether a decisive battle
should be given, or whether the army should
fail back. Hereported that Gettysburg was the
place to fight, and took immediate command
until the arrival of Meade. In the decisive ac-
ton of July Sd he commanded on the left centre,
sustaining the terrific onset of Longstreet's con-
federates, and being severely wounded. Being
disabled by his wounds, he was on sick leave
until March, 1854, being meanwhile engaged in
recruiting the second army corps, which was
placed under his command. At the opening of
the campaign of that year under General Grant
he bore prominent part in the battles of the
Wilderness, Srottsylvania Court House, and
North Anna, the second battle of Cold HarbOr
and the operations around Petersburg. until
June 18th, when his wounds breaking out afresh,
he was for short time ON sick leave He af-
forwards resumed command and participated in
her yybp a
was called to Washington to organize the First
corps of veterans. After the close of the war he
was placed successfully in command of the mid
die department, the department of Missouri, of
Louisiana and Texas, and of Dakota, and of
the department of the east. He has his head
quarters on Governors island. In the Demo-
cratic national convention of 1868 he received
1441s votes for the presidential nomination.
In 1876, in the national convention of the same
party, he received rs votes for the same NOM
nation.
WILLIAM h. ENGLISH.
VIM. II. English was born IN Scott county,
Indiana, August 81, 1922. He received 8 good
common school education, and spent three years
at the University of South Hanover; studied
law and was admitted to practice in 1916, but
when at home is chiefly devoted to agricultural
pursuits in 1S43 he was elected clerk of the
house of representatives of Indiana; during
President Folks administration he was a
clerk in the treasury department: he
was a clerk of the state constitutional
convention in 1867 in 1851 he was elected to the
state legislature and offciated as speaker; in
1852 he was elected representative in congress
from Indiana; reelected in 1854, and made Re-
gent of the Smithsonian institute: again elect
ed in 1856, and during the Kansas compromise
measure, and officiated at the same time rs
chairman of the committee ON post.ofices and
post-roads. He was reelected to the Thirty
sixth congress, serving ON the committee on
post-offices and post-roads,