Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-30

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vania, February 18th, 1924, and is, therefore,
fifty-six years of age. He was graduated
from West Point in 1874, served in the
Mexican war and was breveted for gallantry
atContreras and Cherubusco. At the break
ing out of the war of the rebellion, although
married to southern woman he was I'M
finching in his devotion to the flag, and
was appointed brigadier-general of volun-
teers September 90, 1861 lie was assigned
to brigade in the division of General Will
liam F. Smith, better known in subsequent
history as second division of the sixth army
corps. This famous division included the
Vermont brigade, and until Hancock was
made division commander he fought side by
side with the Vermont brigade at Williams
burg, where his brilliant charge turned the
rebels left and won that hard-fought and
bloody field, at Golding's Farm, White Oak
Swamp, South Mountain and Antietam.
He was distinguished at the battles of Fred
ericksburg and Charlottesville and was ap-
pointed to the command of the second army
corps He was sent forward by General
Meade July l, 1868, to Gettysburg, to report
whether the position was proper one from
which to deliver battle and reported promptly
in the affirmative, and on his decision Meade
ordered the other corps to that great his
torc field. At Gettysburg Hancock was in
command of the left center on Cemetery
Ridge, and his command bore the brunt of
Longstreet's tremendous assault on the after
noon of July Sd, 1863 and repulsed the en-
envy on all points, Hancock falling desper-
ately wounded in the moment of victory.
Hancock commanded one of the great col
umns of Grants army in the battles of the
Wilderness, and after most terrible fighting
justified his great commanders confidence
by forming a junction with Warren, al
though he had to send to the sixth corps for
the Vermont brigade to secure and hold the
point Of junction, which service was per-
formed at the loss of fifteen hundred men
out of the gallant brigade. Hancock had
served with Them knew their quality and
sent specific word for their services. At
Spottsylvania Hancock burst like storm
on the enemy, surprised them at breakfast,
captured thirty cannon and eight thousand
prisoners, including General George II.
Stewart and General Edward johnson. He
fought with equal gallantry, if not with
equal success, at North Anna, and around
Petersburg. His Gettysburg wound broke
out afresh about midsummer 1864, and he
was absent for awhile on sick leave. Re
turning to the army before Petersburg he
served to the close of the summer campaign,
when he was appointed to raise corps of
veterans, which work he was still engaged
upon when the last great campaign ended in
Lees surrender.
ENGLISH.
Hon. William H. English was born in
Scott county, Indiana, August 9th, 1922.
He was educated at the university at South
Hanover in that state studied law and was
admitted to practice in 1915. In 1S43 he
was clerk of the Indiana house, and during
President Folks administration he was a
clerk in the treasury department. In 1851
he was elected to the Indiana legislature and
was the speaker of that body. In 1852 he
was elected to congress and was reelected
until 1861. He was Democrat in all that
time. standing by that party in its efforts to
fasten slavery upon Kansas. He was during
the war what is known as peace Democrat,
and sustained his party in the Legislature
when it refused to make appropriations to
answer the calls of the president upon the
state for troops. He is understood to be a
hard money man, but in 1873 supported
Mr.. De La Matyr for congress. Mr.. English
is now understood to be millionaire, having
been banker for many years. English was
a northern doughface before the war, ven.
omous copperhead during the war, and his
contrast in character and career with the
gallant Hancock shows how hard it is for
the Democracy to put the Satan of disloyalty
fully and finally behind them. Still, it was
necessary to conciliate Indiana, and all In
diana Democrats are of the same stripe as
English.
MOTHER STEWART, the apostle of the
woman's temperance crusade in Ohio, is
now working among the women of the
south, and though she has found it i'm
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