Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-07-08

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TWAS not until tho opening of tho CAM
paign of 1864 that his wounds allowed, him
again to sec active service. Up to March
of that year ho was on sick leave, and was
engaged inreoruiting tho second army corps.
With tho opening of the campaign he was
in tho field undor General Grant and in
command Of this corps, lie was present at
tho battles Of tho. Wilderness, Spottsylva..
MIA Court house, North Anna, and tho SEQ
ond battle of Cold Harbor. IIo participa-
ted in the operations: around Petersburg
until juno 10, when he was once moro
compelled to retire from service for,
awhile, owing to his wounds breaking out
anew. .s 9.,''i 'ar'i
General Haucook's lost military command
was an important one. llo was detached
from tho army Of tho Potomac on tho 10Th
OF November and was ordered to washing.
ton. In short while ho was placed at tho
head Of corps of veterans numbering 5O,..
0V0. His headquarters woro at Wiuchcs !.
ter, Va, and his ontiro command, in which
was included the army of tho Shenandoah,
numbered 100000 mon. Tho surrender at
Appomattox, however, made further service
in the field unnecessary.
IIo was still at Winchester when the
murder of President Lincoln occurred.
Summoned to Washington, which city was
included in his military division, ho was
ordered to romain thoro by President JOHN.
son until order should replace tho exotic.
mcnt caused by the assassination of the
President 1t was in his capacity as mill
tary head of the division that hc was
compelled to look on and witness tho mur..
der of tho unfortunate Mrs Surratt by
order of o military commission. But to his
credit be it said chat hu made every effort,
consistent with his position and duties, to
save tho life Of this victim convicted undor
martial law. Mrs. Surratt aud her compan.
ions wcrc executed on July s, 1865.
When Mrs. Surratt's daughter, at his sug>
gcstion, ondcavorcd to reach the ear of
President johnson to intcrcedc for her
mothers life, General Hancock assisted her
to the extent Of his ability in carrying out
her wishes. But in vain IIc hoped for
pardon for Mrs. Surratt through the
prayers Of the unfortunate woman's daugh-
ter, and on tho day of the execution he
stationed mounted soldiers on the line from
tho white house to the arsenal grounds,
where the execution was to take place, SO
thatif pardon were & lntca even ut the last
moment, nc should know it promptly aud in
time to save Mrs. Surcntt from tho halter.
No messenger Of mercy came, nnd the in
oeiiitlc disgrace was attached TO tho gov.
crnment OF The United States Of hanging a
wouian innocent Of crime.
Later in July General JTancock was
transferred 10 the middle department. His
headquarters we're at Baltimore. He re-
pained in command Of this department.
until July, 1866, when howas put in com
nlahd Of tho department. of Missouri.
About the same time he was made maior.
general in the regular army, having already
been brcyctcd to the same grade for "gal.
liant and mcrtorous services at Spottsylva-
MA" While in the West he conducted
several campaigns against hostile Indans
III the Indian Territory, Kansas aud Colo
RADIO. lis subsequent commands have been
those of Louisiana and Texas, Of Dakota
and Of the 'dopartmcht Of tho East-thc
last his present charge, with headquarters
On Governors Island.
We have shown above tho record that
General Hancock has made for himself as a
soldier, but it isinoti as sol1icrl that tic
Presidency Of The United States will be
conferred on him. The eyes Of thousands
OF his fellow coNntlymen arc turned to him
because, being q soldier himself, he has
stood brGvc'y and boldly forward 10 emer
gcnci2s in dcGccnc of tho civil war when
threatened in time Of peace by The military
law. u hIe in command of the military
district of Louisiana and Toxas, with head.
quarters in New Orleans, in November,
1857, he found himself met by difficulties
arising out'cf tho results Of tho war. With
admirable tact ond keen sense Of Justice
to the laws OF the country as well as to ,Lc
people of Louisiana ana Texas, h6 recon
ciscd the differences that had previously
prevailed and which had their origin in ho
abominahlc carpet bag govcrnments that
since the close Of tho war had tlightca
those States. Instead Of an opprcssor the
Louisianians and Texans found in him a
governor inspired by motives of the purcat
patriotism and Of tho highest justice. On
assuming command. November 20, 1867,
no issued his wcll.known "Gcucral Order,
No. 49," in Which he laid down his pro
grammc ns governor Of the District. This
document was revelation to an oppressed,
robbed and llumiliatcd people. Ia it he
expressed lis conviction that tho people. Of
Louisiana and Texas desired peace, and he
declared his purpose 10 ensure it, by allow.
ing the civil authorities TO carry out tho
civil laws. There was everything in this
"Ordcr" to produce profound sense of
gratitude in Tic hearts Of those to whom it
was addressed. Following it camo for a
while tho blessings Of pcacc and prosperity,
and but, forothc fact that tho administration
at Washingtcn removed General Hancock
from his sphere Of just and bcnciicont gov.
crnmcnt the period Of iuisruIc in Louisiana
and Texas ,wouldrhayc como to an end Ten