Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-07-17

In 1910 he entered the Military Aca.le
my at West Point, and was there as a
cadet with Grant, Mcclellan, Franklin
John +. Reynolds (who was killed at Get
tysburs), Burrsihc, Reno (who fell at
South Mountain), "Stoncwai!" Jackson
Longsti rect, A. p. Hill, d. II. Hill, and
other officers of distinction on both sides
| during the late war. Graduating in
1874, he was appointed brevct scct nd
| lieutenant in the Sixth Infantry, and as.
| signed to duty on the Western frontier.
He participated with his regiment in the
war with Mexico, and was conspicuous
for his gallantry ut San Antonio, Cheru.
busco, Moino del Rey, and the assault
and capture of the city Of Mexico. He
served either as regimental Iualtersas-
ter or adjutant. from juno, 1918, to May,
1855, having been meanwhile promoted
to first lieutenant. From June to Novem-
Der of that year he acted as Assistant Ad
jutant General OF the Department of the
West, headquarters at ST. Loais, 1t was
there that he had married fow years
before, the dauGht"r of Samuel Russell,
prominent merchant of that city. IIau-
cock was promoted to captain and as
signed quartermastcr in the fall of 1855,
and several on the staff of Gen. Henry, in
Kansas and Nebsaska dul ing the memor-
able political troubles of twenty-five
years ago. Afterwards he Went with
Harney to Utah, and rode across the con-
tinent to the Pacific coast. He was sta
toned in California until the outbreak of
the rebellion.
HIS RECORD IN THE LATE WAR.
Vixen the news of the firing OH Fort
reached his distant post, he sent
n request to the Governor Of his State
for assignment to q command of volun-
tcers. There We're many discordant ele
ments in California at that time, ana a
manifest sympathy with secession, which
threatened to isolate the goldern State |
from the Union. While awaiting reply |
took an active part in encouraging and !
the loyal sentiment.
His influence in Southern California |
was Of signal service in saving the State
% the Union. Impatient at delay in
hearing from the Governor, he applied to
Zen. Scott to be ordered East for active
1uty. His request was granted, and lie
vas assigned as chief quartermaster on
he staff of Gen. Robert Anderson, who
vas organizing an army at Louisville,
Ay., but before entering OH those duties
e was appointed by Mr.. Lincoln Il Brig
dier General of volunteers, and assigned
o a command in the Army of the Poto-
lac. The four egiments composing his
rigadc were the Fifth Wisconsin, the
ania, and the Forty third New York.
IL the spring of 1862 he accompanied the
.rmy of the Patomac to the Peninsula,
nd was actively engaged in the seige of
orktown during tho month of April,
or his gillantry during the seige he was
pecially complimented in the dispatches
f the Commanding General of the Army.
he phrase, "Hancock was superb" ran
throughout the country, from Maine
, California. His subsequent conspicu-
us services at GoldinS's Farm, Garpett's {
ill, White Oak Swamp, and other en-
agements during the Seven Days Fight, t
Inch closed with the victory at Malvern |
ill, led the General, in-Chief to urge his t
to Major General ofvoluntecrs. f
In the fall of 1862 after the return of e
he Potomac from the Peninsula, he took t
art in the movement on Ccntreville, Va. |
n the Maryland campaign of the same C
ear he commanded his brigade at d
Pass, South Mountain, on h
10 14th of september. Three days af t
,rwards, on the bat tlefield of Antietam, II
G was placed in command Of Gen. Rich- v