Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-01
GEN. wlgFlELD S0OgT HAHOOCK,
nInnnApInLL e1,Er0H.

lbkii ftteiVeu MS tbIl1 fubcitinh ~ thS AAVi'
ristown Pal academy, aud In 1870 was ap-
pointed a cadet at The q. S. Military acade-
my ~ Woat Point. from whence he was
graduated and promoted ia the army 70 be
brevet setond lieutepaut nf Infantry July /,
1874, roc wing hrs full c commission Of second
|lieuteua y 1885: promoted to be drst lisu-
tenant 10 ; 1866 no WIS transferred 30 the
auarlerm er's department with the rank OF
captain; noted 10 De major IN same de-
pnttncnt 1853. For more than two years
srbaeQuei d lp bic %Cradugtlon he served on
frontier dut Ia the war with Mexico 1Siy-
4S) DO served with his regiment At San
Antonio, Chutgbufon, MOiino del Roy, and
the Assuait and the capture Of tho city Of
Mexico, wbrre be displayed ouspiciOus gall
lantry, receiving the broyet OF fret lieutenant
for Controfss and ChuTubusco, Pr0m 1913
TO 1855 be served with HE regimeut In tho
West, as qgsrtermh 1913 20 ana adjutant
1919 81, when DO Was transferred TO the quar-
tetmaster's department on which duty he
served in Florida during the Seminole hos
tilities; IN kansas duriag the disturbances OF
1857; and IA California, at Los Angeles, as
chief qu%arteruaster OF tho southern district,
where we ind him 81 the outbreak OF the
civil war IN 1851, and whore he exerted a
powerful H. ~liuehea duT,ug that eventual per-
iod. Relieved IRON duty In California at bis
own requcst he repaired tU Washington aud
applied for active duty in tue helfi was
assigned 10 Kentucky as chief luariermaster
OF General Andots0n's command. but before
entering on that duty he was (~Ssptember %,
1861 appointed a brigadior-Generat Of Volun-
taeis; his subsequent history during the war
is substantially that OF the Army Of the
Potomac. Daring tho fail and winter OF
lSBl-63 he commanded - brigade NJ Lawns.
Vile, Va; ia March, 1862, he accompanied
Gen McClellan's army 70 tho Peninsula,
being actively engaged with biz command al
the siege o. YotktoVn and The subsequent
pursuit which resulted Ia the battle Of VIII
Hamburg, where he l0d the gallant charge
which captured Fort Msgrudor aud gained
the day. His services Al the battles OF Gold.
ing's farm, Garnett's hill, SSvage's station
snd White D X SWAMP, and during thu re-
treat to Hsrriion's landing, We're conspicuous
aud valuable, and the breveis OF major, lieut..
enant colonel, AID colonel U. S.. A were
conferred upon him, and he was recommend.
sd by Gen. Mcclellan for promotion TO msjnr
general. He took part In tho movement to
Centsryille, Va, August September, 1862; IN
tho Maryland campaign he led his brigade Vt
| Crampton's Pass, South MsuntAiB, and at
AutioLam, whore he was placed Ia cOmmand
Of tho First division, Second corps, on tie
death OF Gen. Richardson; October 10 IL,
lSd2, he conducted An important recoDnols
sqnca lrom Harpers' Ferry 10 CharlesIown,
Va; vas promoted to be major-ganerAl frs,
division, Second corps, on November 20
1892.
Al Gettysburg July 1859. after Reynol5,
had falIsn, Hancock was sent forward from
| Tarrytown BY Gen. Meade 20 assume com
mand, and arriving on the isld Just as the
rear OF the beaten union army was coming
| through Gettysburg, be TT on9a maze his
preseDee felt, aud after staying the r%etraat,
extended the union linss 10 Culp's Hn.
| when Il was enabled 10 check tina enemy's
! f,-Nbor aHuappn nar.aiy4ny .a aA.arg..o.
General Hancock sant G,p. Meade such q
report OF the nature Of the vicinity OF g. tvs.
burg as determined him 10 hght his battle
there, On the following days (Jnly 2 aud -
| Hancock commanded the left erntor, repu.s
ing tho grand hnal assault Of Lee 3 army,
Jolly s, himself falling severely wounded 81
the moment Of his victory. For his eonspic
uous services at Gettysburg, Gea. Hancock
rece we'd tho thanks Of Congress. Beoause Of
his wounds he was disabled from retuming
solve duty until December, 1868, 10 March,
1854, be returned to bis commSnd and In the
| campaign of that year, though stu suffering
from his wound, he bore O prominent part
Ia tho battle OF the wilderness NAV 0-fG
his command amounted 10 more than 80 1000
men. AT SpottsylYauis be led his corps IN
its famous assAult on tho encmyAs works, cap.
turing upwards of 4 600 prisoners, thirty
pieces OF artillery aud thousands Of small
arms. In subsequent operations OF the army,
including Gold Harbor ana the Assault crime
lines before Petersburg, General Hancock
was conspicuOus and u%ndehtigabte until
comrelled dune ~ by the outbreskinc OF
| hia Qsttysburg wound 10 reiinquish his c0m,
mspd Tor ten dsys, when he returned TO the
c0mmsrd OF his corp 10 mont OF Petersburg.
On August - no was appointed a brigsdier-
general IN Lhe regular army. During the
| months ofjuly and August the battles Of
Deem Botsn and Resins Station aud Of
| b ,ydton Plank road (Oltober 27l, were
folght uugsf tis direction and command. Ia
| Noyambsr, 1861, hc was selected TO organize
The nrst army corps Of Y~eteians, remaining IN
Wqqhing;tn "a ihat duty uufil February,
| 1865, whom he Was assigned TO tbs c0mmsnd
OF the middle military d~iYisiCn, and In July
TO that Of the middle department; Which
latter ho held until August, 1896, when he
WAS transferred 30 the cpmmsud Of the
Department ol Missouri, haYing In the noah
time, Juno 70, reliuquisheA his volunteer
commission and bB6n prUmutsd 10 be major
general 10 the regu'Ar army, While COM
msDdtug this dep trtnebt ne conuueted 40
expedition against hostile indians en- the
claims. From September, ISL, to MRrch,
1 1858 he commanded the Department Of the
Gut; The military diviF o. of the Atlantic,
Msrch, 1865 10 March, 1869; the department
oi Dakota 1859 az when he was assigned To
the command OF tue GiYisiOn of the Atlantic,
which be holds ~ this date. Although not
an AIpiTant Tor polAicAl honors, General
Hancock's name W9s freely mentioned IA
1868 and 1872 az e desirable Democratic can
dIdate for president OF the United States, AID
in 1859 the Democratic nomination Tor Gov
enor OF Pennsylvania was rendered him, but
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