The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-07-01

sent North TO recruit hi corps. 10 M ten
Tered : reception q Independence Hall By
The citizens Of Philpdelphia, and received tho
hospitalities Of tho citiso Of Boston, Albany
and New York. In March, 1854, he rejoine1
bis corps and participated In tho battles OF
The Wilderness With Grant. He commanded
tho Second and parts Of the Fifth and Sixth
corps, amounting in Ill to 50, 600 men.
He fought ct Alesop:s house
md At spottsylv,,3ia court
brigade, 1900 prisoners and thirty colors.
He was ct North Anna, and did most OF the
assaults on Cold Hazbor, and did his best to
execute Grants orders. The fight
ing was desperate, and Han
cocks loss could not have fallen
far short Of $4,000. He vas on tho south
! side Of the James river, aud made tho A.
sauits. ON Petersburg. He was with Sheri-
dan, and attacked the enemy Ut Deep Bot
tom, taking four pieces Of artillery, six hun
dred prisoners and three stand Of colors.
He was at Petersburg and Witnessed the OF.
plosion of the mine on tho morning Of July
80. The advance mp the James river, Au-
| gust IL, 1864, was under his command, and
he handled the Second and Tenth corps of
tho army of the James and Grege's division
of cavalry with such oonsummate skiu % to
elicit expressions Of admiration from even
General Grant. He fought tho battle of
| Ream's Station, August rs, and had his
horse shot under him. He fought the battle
Of Boydton Road, capturing 1000 prisoners
and two ctand of colors.
With the battle of Boydton General Han
cocks active lighting in the war ceased.
President Lincoln, who had learned to place
| high estimate on Hancock's abilities, or
dered him to Washington and directed him
at once to proceed with and organize Al,
army Of $4,000 veterans from discharged
| volunteers who had served IN enlistment.
The use OF this army was alone prevented
by the surrender Of Lee and tho ending of
! the war. At the close Of the war Hancock
commanded the Army of the Shenandoah,
relieving General Sheridan. This army
. consisted of 81, 1000 men Of all arms, and
| vas destined to move South with Hancock's
10000 veterans and join General Sherman.
but Joe johnson threw up the sponge and
rendered the movement unnecessary.
SINCE THE WAR.
General Hsncock's Career sinca the war
| is 80 we'll known it needs but little mention
here. For his services during the war he
vas appointed brigadier and afterwards
major general in the regular army, and as
signed to command tho Middle Department.
| In 1866 he took command of the Depart
ment Of Missouri aud conducted two cam
| paigns against hostile Indians. taking the
! field in person at the head of l 500 mon of
! all arms.
In 1867 he was sent By tho President to
New Orleans 10 command the States of Texas
and Louisiana. 1t was in this field of labor
that he distinguished himself by setting the
| example of al officer Of the army with e1-
traordinary powers strcnuously insisting
| upon the entiro subGrdination If civil to
military authority in time of peace. Among
he military commanders during tho recon-
regard, aud the position then laid down in
his general orders and correspondence did
more perhaps than anything else to make
him the ideal soldier in the minds of his
constitutional Democrats. In 1868 he wes
relieved at his own request, and in 1861, 20,
~ aud ~ commanded the Department OF
| Dakota. Since then he has commanded the
! Military Division of the Atlantic, composed
! Of the Department Of the Lakes, The Depart
ment of the East and Department OF Wash
| ington, with headquarters at Governors
Island, New York city.
HIS PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
Hancock, in personal appearance, is TALL
we'll formed and very handsome. His
height cannot be less than six feet two
inches, and he weighs fully 24o pounds. He
| would make tho finest looking President
possibly, George Washington. His form
towers above other men, and no attracts at
tention wherever he goes. His eyes are
blue and have benignant and mild express
sion when in repose, but inspiring when in
! danger. His manner is digniisd and knight
~ and he is courtesy itself. He is always
magnetic, and draws men to him by his
kindlness and gentle interest in
their affairs. His sympathies are easily
aroused and he becomes intensely con.
cerned for the sorrows aud misfoltunes Of
others, striving in every way to relieve them
as though their troubles were his own. lIs',.
| ccck's kindness to his sutor iinutes aiwu, e
won not only their love, but also their con
fdance, and caused them to rely on him as
ariend as we'll as commander. He gave
| man good opinion of himself, and made
each one feel no was of more importance
than he ever before suspected. It was this
which caused him to have such power over
his officers aud men in battle, and made
them prefer rather to die than forfeit the
good opinion of their leader.
General Hancock had two Oh: dren, Rus.
sell Hancock and Ada Elizabeth Hancock.
The latter died in New York, of typhoid fe.
yer, when 18 years of age. She Wal young
'ady of great promise. Russell Hancock,
he Generals only son, is living, and is
planter in Mississippi.
A volume would not contain an account Of
oil the heroic deeds Of man like Hancock +;
his is q noble character, and it is pleasure
TO write of such man. A glorious soldier.
u steadfast friend, useful citizen, he is all
that is noble, manly and brave in poor fallen
humanity.
The Roll Bengal Tagger."
This is little Johnny's composition Oh
the above named noble animal: Zone
time there was man which had a tagger,
and the tagger 1t was sho, and the man
he TUX the money fur to git it. The man
he had big paper nailed onto the tag
gers den, and the paper 1t said, the pa
per did: THE Royal Bengal Tagger,
sometimes called the Monnerk of the
Jungle. Hands oft. No techin' the tag
gcrr The monncrk of the Jungle it was
always a-lyAin down with its noz between
Its poz, and the folkscs which had paid
fur to git in they was mad cos it wudn't
wock and rore like tllstent thunder. But
the sho man he said he did, that's oil rite