Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-07-01

Cock is the very pclSonlhtauon ol hohor, non
CSty and capacity, Gallant and unaSSumlng, u
soldier in three wars, the hero ot Il hundred
battles, lie is a man on whom all democrats can
consistently unite FOR President, ana VINO, rs y
| candidate, will command larger degree oi re-
| spect and support from republicans than any
| other man in the democratic party. Ilcarhead,
| cd and srlf-rclNut, his career as a Judicial
| statesman and military governor Whlle IN cont
| mand of louisiana and Texas, gives evidence
| that il strong man is needed Tor preSl deht,
! there is no man in the nation more nj i9r That
position Than Winfield = Hancock. With him
| rs the candidate of the party the democrats
! viii nave nothing 10 explain or defend and can
proudly point TO his record and challenge a
! comparison uG il With that of the republican
c'Aluidate.
| YOUNG PENNSYLVANIA.
| Winfield Scott Hancock was born in Mont
| gomcIy county, Pennsylvania, February 1t,
1924 and Is therefore flfty-SiN years oi age. At
| the age of sixteen Hancock was sent To West
| Point and had for classmates Y. $. Grant, Geo.
| Il. Mcclellan, j. L. Reynolds, j. l., Reno, Burn
| side. Franklin and w. +. Smith. lie graduated
in 1874, June 50. and in lSt6-S served with his re
| gment In the Indian territory as a second lieu
! tenant OF the sixth infantry. In 1917 we find
him in Mexico and conspicuous for gallantry at
| the Natural Bridge, san Antonia, ContrCraS,
CherubuSco, Molino del Rey and the capture Of
| the city of Mexico. He WAS breveted Tor gal
! lantry at the battles of Contrer7lS and Cherub-
uSco, In rSt9 aud 1850 he served with II is rcgi-
ment rs quartermaStcr and adiutant, and in
the fall of 1850 was married at 81. Louis 10 Miss
| Almira RuSSel, the dau ghter OF II promneht
merchant of that city. lie took part IN several
Indian campaigns in the west, and in 1897 was
engaged in the southern tlorida war. lie
| SerVettin the expedition against Utah ana IN
| 1879 went To California.
| ground in favor of the Union and did much In
| 1861 10 check the secession spirit thtn SclLlhS
upon California;. lie applied to Governor Cnro tH
| volunteers but theSsoNArnor Icing slow in re
| plv,nS to his application he obtained leave OF
| absence and came east His earneStneSS inn
| INra s,aj Ca NN nYIPrpl
| to General Mcclellan, and on the formal recon-
incubation of Mcclellan President Lincoln, on
| the I'd Of September, 1861, commits Toned Han
| cock hrgadier general of volunteers. He
| was assigned To brigade in the DIVISION OF
| Gen. RaldY Smith and reported for dnIy at
! Chain Bridge, Virginia, in the Army OF the 70
| tOmac.
his FIRST BATTLE.
| His first battle in the rebellion was at War
| wick Court House, near Yorktown, and he led
| his briSaue in person, driving the enemy be-
fore him. At Williamsburg HANCOCK bore II
| conspicuous part. The action OF Hancock had
| rendered Williamsburg untenabls, ana that
| night the enemy abandoned IL. Hancock 5
name was heraided from Maine TO California.
| and in few hours, from an unknown SubOr-
| dnate. he had lcaped into fame and assumed q
national reputation. Mcclellan telegraphed
| the president, Hancock was superb to-day y
an expression which AL who saw him towering
above his men leading them TO battle knew TO
! be only Just.
For his services in the .Pcninsular campaign
! Ten. NJ lell1n recommended IlutOCh luE pro
motion TO the anl of major general of volun-
teerS and the brevetS of jor, lieutenant col
onel in the regular army.
ALWAYS At IT.
| In September, 1862 Hancock commanded his
| brigade in the battle OtSourh Mountain and af-
terwardS at AntIetam. In this latter engage
| ment, when gen. Richardson ien, Hancock was
sent to take command of that gallant officer
division. In November. 1862, Hancock received
his commission aS major general, and on the
| 18th Of December WAS aged in the desperate
and bloody assault on Mayre'S Heights. His be
hayior on this occasion was IN keeping with the
! high reputation he had achieved. In this battle
| Hancock lost the half of his command, killed
and wounded, and all his aids were wounded,
At Chancellorsyille, in May, 1853, he cont
| manded his division and covered the roads
| leading towards Fredericksburg, where, amid
| surrounding disaster although constantly at
tackled, his troops maintained their position to
| the last, and formed the rear guard of the army
! in moving of the field. The general had hiS
| horse shot under him in the battle. Early in
| June he relieved General Couch in command
| OF the second cops; and latter IN the same
| month was assigned by MIR. Lincoln TO be its
permanent commander.
| 1t was I'll Gettysburg Hancock again loom cd
up before the country as II hero. OF Gen. Han
! cocks individual action at Gettysburg il would
require volume IL tell. His was really the ac-
ton of the army, and Round. Top, Culp'S Hill
| and Cemetery Heights were his creations. He
| sent word 10 General Meade lhHt was the place
TO fight, and seiZing the favorable positions,
with EYE OF consummate general hung on
| up the whole army and deliv cred his battle.
| Hancock was riding the storm of battle rs il
he bore a charmed life. AT last, Just in the mo-
ment of victory, he was seen 10 reel in his
! saddle aEd weuld have fallen to the ground
| had lie not been helped from his horse. 4 bail
had pierced his thigh, and for time it was
! thought the wound was mortal.
| Tell Gen. Meade" said Hancock. addressing
his aide Col. NJ itchcll, THAT the troops under
ny command have repulsed the enemy and
| gained a great victory. The enemy are now
| ylvip n q n hirapfiDnS
| When the aide delivered this message to Gen.
Meade and added his general was dangerously
that am sorry he is wounded and that thank
| him for myself and for the country for the Ser
vices he has rendered to-day"
| Gen. Meade afterwards, in commenting on
] the battle of Gettysburg, said to Gen. X. e..
| Drum: mo commanding general ever had Il
better lieutenant than Hancock. He was al
| ways faithful and reliable"
UNEER GRANT.
| Hancock did not recover from his wound I'M
ill December, 1863, when, although still quite
lame. he reported for duty, and was sent north
| to recruit his corps. He was rendered recep
tion at Independence hall by the citizens of
| Philadelphia, and received the hOspitilitieS of
| the cities of Boston, Albany and New York. lin
March, 1864. he rejOned his corps and partici-
pated IN the battles OF the Wilderness with
| Grant He fought the battle Of BOydtOn road
capturing 1000 prisoners and two stands OF
| colOrS.
with the battle Of Boydton Gen. Hancocl's
1 u. 1
Lincoln. who had learned 10 place d high eSti-
mate on Hapcock's abilities, ordered him 10
| Washington, and directed him at once 20 pro-
! ceed with and organize an army of jO.OOD veter-
| ans from discharged vOlun teerS who had served
an enlistment. The use OF this army was alone
! prevented by the surrender of Lee and the end
| inc of the war. At the close OF the war Han
| cock commanded the army of the Shenandoah
| relieving Gen. Sheridan. This army consisted
of 35,001 men of all arms, and was destined to
| move south with HancOckS $1,000 veterans and
| ioin Gen Sherman but Joe johnson threw up
! the Sponge and rendered the movement unntc-
| esSary.
SINCE TIRE WAR.
| Gen Hanccck's career since the war is so well
| known it needs but little mention here. For his
| services during The war he was appointed a
| brigadier and afterwards major general in the
regular army and assigned the command OF the
middle department. In 1866 he took command
| of the department of Missouri and conducted
two campaigns against hostile Indians, taking
the field in Derson at the head of 800 men Of all
arms. In 1867 he was sent by the president to
| New Orleans to command the states of Texas
and Louisiana. 1t was in this field Of labor that
he distinguished himself by setting the example
| of AN officer of the army with extraordinary
| powers strenuOusly insisting uE@n the entire
subordination of military to civil authority in
time of peace Among the military command
ers during the reconstruction period he was
| CONSPICUOUS in this regard, and the conditions
then laid down in his general orders and cores
pondence did more perhaps than anything else
to make him the ideal soldier IN the minds OF
| the constitutional democrats. In 1863 he was
relieved at his own request, and in 1862 10, II
and '72 commanded the department of Dakota.
Since then he has commanded the military dl-
| vision of the Atlantic, composed OF the depart
ment of the lakes the department. OF the east
and department OF Washington, with headquar.
ters at Governors Island, New York City.
| nIs PERSONAL APPEA RANCE.
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