The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-01
UNDER GRANT.

duty, and was sent North to recruit his
corps. 1To was rendered reception ut
Independence Hall by tho citizens of
Philadelphia, and received the hospitali.
tics of the cities OF Boston, Albany and
Now York In March, 1864, he rGi0inctl
his corps and participated in tho battles
Of the Wilderness with Grant. I[o conf
manded the Second and parts of the Fifth
and Sixth Corps, amounting in all to 30,
900 men. He fought ut Alcsop's House
and ut Spottsylvania Court House. Iio
was at North Anna, and did most of the
fighting there. He commanded at the
bloody assaults OH Cold Harbor, and did
his best to execute Grants orders. The
fighting vas desperate, and Hancock S
loss could not have fallen far short OF
1000 He was on tho south side OF the
James River, and made the assaults on
Petersburg. He was with Sheridan. and
attacked the Coniederates at Deep Bot
tom, taking four pieces of artillery, 6flO
prisoners and three stand of colors. lie
was at Petersburg and witnessed tho cX-
plosion of the mine on the morning of
July 80. The advance up the James
River, August IL, 1864, was under his
command, and lie handled the Second
and Tenth Corps Of the Army of the
James and Gregg's Division of cavalry
with such consummate skill as to elicit
expressions of admiration from even
Gen. Grant. He fought the battle of
horse shot under him. He fought the
prisoners and two stand of colors.
With the battle Of Boydton Gen. Han
cocks active fighting in the war ceased.
President Lincoln, who had learned to
place high estimate on Hancocll's abil-
tiles, ordered him to Washington and
directed him at once to organize an army
OF $4,000 veterans from discharged vol
unteers who had served an enlistment.
The use Of this army was alone prevent
ed by the surrender of Lee and the end
ing of the war. At the close Of the war
Hancock commanded the Army Of the
Shenandoah, relieving Gen. Sheridan.
This army consisted OF $4,000 men OF all
arms, and was destined to move South
with Hancock $4,000 veterans and join
Gen. Sherman, but Joe Johnston threw
up the sponge and rendered the move
ment unnecessary.
SINCE THE WAR.
Gen. Hancock'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 after
wards major general, in the regular
army, and assigned to command Of the
middle department. In 1866 he took
command of the Department of Mis-
souri,, and conducted two campaigns
against hostile Indians, taking the field
in person, at the lead 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. Itwas in this field
of labor that he distinguished himself by
setting the example Of an officer OF the
army, with extraordinary powers, stren-
uousiy insisting upon the entire subor-
dination Of military to civil authority in
time Of peace. Among the military COM
manders during the reconstruction Pc
riod he was conspicuous in this regard,
and the positions 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 Constitutional Democrats. In 1868 he
was relieved at his own request, and in
1869, 10, II and ~ commanded the De-
partment Of Dakota. Since then he has
Atlantic. composed of the Department
of the Lakes, the Department of the East
and Department Of Washington, 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 an six feet
two inches, and he weighs fully two hun
dred and forty pounds. He will make
the finest looking President who ever sat
in the White House, except, possibly,
George Washington. His form towers
above other men, and he attracts atten-
ton by his Nero looks wherever he goes.
His eyes are blue, and have benignant
inspiring when in danger. His manner
is dighitiIesd and knightly, and he is cour;,
tesy itself. He is always magnetic, and
draws men to him by his kindness and
gentle interest in their affairs His SYM
pathies are easily aroused, and he be-
comes intensely concerned for the sor-
rows and misiortunes OF others, striving
in every way to relieve them, as though
their troubles were his own. Hancock's $
kindness to his subordinates always won
not only their love, but also their conf
dence, and caused them to rely on him
as friend as well as a commander. He
gave man good opinion Of himself,
and made each one feel he was Of more
Importance than he ever before suspect
ed 1t was this which caused him to
have such power over his officers and
men in battle, and made them prefer
rather to die than forfeit the good opin-
ion of their leader
Gen. Hancock had two children, Rus
sell Hancock and Ada Elizabeth Han
cock. The latter died in New York, Of
typhoid fever, when IS years Of age.
She was a young lady of great promise.
Russell Hancock, the Generals only son,
is living and is planter in Mississippi.
a volume would not contain an ac-
count Of all the heroic deeds of a man
like Hancock. a glorious soldier,
steadfast friend, useful citizen, he is all
that is noble, manly and brave in poor
fallen humanity Thousands upon thou
sands of his old soldiers will gladly vote
for him, and almost every citizen i'll the
land will think twice before refusing his
suffrage to such candidate as Winfield
Scott Hancock, the patriotic soldier, ac
complished gentleman, copsummate gen.
eral and fair minded statesman.
The Next vice.Preaident--A Sketch Of the
Career of William H. English, of III
diana.
Mr.. English is somewhat less known to
Southern readers than his namesako of
Connecticut, but he is Democrat Of un-
stained reputation, and his war record is
Hc makes capital second
to Hancock, and adds material strength
to the ticket in the West, and especially
in his own State, in which he has never
been beaten for any office for which he
has appeared before the people. If his
usual good luck attends him in the pres
ont contest, as there seems no reason to
doubt, Indiana's fifteen Electoral votes
will be scored for the Democratic ticket, !
increasing by SO many the indisputable
majority which is now certain to place
once more constitutionally elected
President in the White House.
William II. English was born in Scott
County, Indiana, August 27, 1S22. He
received a good common-sclool cduca
tion, and spent three years at the Uni
versity Of South Hanover; studied law,
and was admitted to practice in 1S4G, but
when at home is chiefly devoted to agri.