The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-07-10
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WINFIELD SCOTT HANcoC


General Hancock is a native of ounsylvanIa,
having been born i'll Montgomery county, III that
state. on the 18th Of February, 1924 He grad
uated at West Point in 1914, and served mainly
on frontier duty until 1916, and afterwards in
the war with Mexico. being hreyeted as first
lieutenant for gallant and merltorlous conduct
in the battles of COntreras and Cherubusco-
From 1848 to 1855 he employed III frontier
duty, and from 1850 to 1861 was quaItermaster
of the southern district of California. In Au-
gust of the latter year he was recalled 10 wash
ington. and when the army of the Potomac was
transferred to the peninsula III 1862. he was al
ready bligadier general with the appropriate
command, in the Fourth corps His first OPP
portunty to make a mark occurred at Nlllla1ns-
burg. He next distinguished himself IN the
battle of FraZer's Farm. and subsequently TOOK
an active part in the campaign III Maryland. at
the battles of South Mountain, and Antietam.
Being made major general, he commanded Is
division at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsvlile-
At Gettysburg the first day of the battle,
July l, 1863, he was sent 10y General
Meade to decide whether a decisive battle
should he given, or whether the army should
fail back HcrcpOrted 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 LOugstreet : con-
federates, and being severely wounded. Beng
disabled by his wounds, ne was on sick leave
, until March, 1864, being meanwhile engaged III
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. SEottsylyauia Court House. and
North Anna, the second battle of Cold IIarbor
aud the operations around Petersburg, until
June 18th when his wounds breaking ont afresh,
he was for a short time ON sick leave He af
forwards resumed command and participated In
several actions, until November 26th, when he
was called to Washington TO organize the First
corps Of veterans. After the close of the war he
was placed successfully III 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
144l5 votes fer the presidential nomination.
In 1876, in the Uati9Ha4 convention OF the same
party he received - votes for the same nom
lnatIOn.
WILLIAM II. ENGLISH.
VIM H. English was born in Scott county,
Indiana, August y, 1872. He received 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 1913 he was elected clerk Of the
! house of representatives of Indiana: during
/ President Folks administration he was
7 clerk in the treasury department; he
/ was a clerk of the state constitutional
convention in 1850: in 1851 he was elected to the
/ state legislature, and of1icated as speaker; IN
1852 he was elected n representative III congress
/ from Indiana; reelected in 1864, and made Re
gent Of the Smithsonian institute: again elect
ed in 1856 and during the Kansas comTrOmiss
measure, and otficiatcd at the same time as
chairman of the committee on post Offices and
post-roads. He was reelected to the Thirty
sixth congress, serving on the committee On
post-ofhces and post-rOads.