Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-02-10
The Dead Hero.

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rhc Dead Hero.
Elsewhere will be found IN the
HERALp the details OF the death oil
Major General Winfield Scott Han
cock. This lamentable event VIII
strike a chill to the hearts oil millions
Of Americans in all quarters OIL the
United States and OF the world me
military neurological roll - increasing
at an unheard OF rate. Ihe mu'up'y-
ing death roll Of the heroes Oh 'he wa,
for the Union is something caicu'a"'
to appall even the most tnouen''oss'
Within a remarkably pf,e' spnoe we
have seen Grant anu poO , 10
scend into the tomb anu a'n'o,' 10
fore the ink OF the 'h,e'o''o' '. .'
cred upon Mcclellan nave '''' ',ao
10 dry, we are called upon " p"' WV
last sad tribute Oh fespoe' "
who, in many respee'S, may ,'9,' ~
called the onesa''e' ' "' WV
war LOT inc oh,o"' - :. NJ,
Gen. hahcocA "as 10" ~
gomely county ien' zoo, III
l4th day Oh fepr"ay, o ~
ceived ms carry eo'oa Go -. ,.aa
rIstowh Aca H. T.,,od
appointed ca'e' ~ w,
States MILITARY 1901 e.
Point, whehee he mae fo 4,
1872 TO pc hecohu ,,a 4. ,oAo
fantry. ms "as ioio"e a.
by the full commiss'o"o Vi ' ,., =.
tenant. In 1900 he ""1 ,orE ~
a first lieutenaney' anu ~ 49,
was transferred 70 .ne ~ s,,l, -
ter's Department, wiz" W"
captain. In 1853 ne was io'n ..,,
be major In the saihe uepa' '
For more than TWO Year, 'oooo
to his graduation ne 'e''o' ,,,
frontier duty IN '"e W"
Mexico he served ga''an'iy VIZ" ~
regiment, receiving iof nus oon9p,ou
Gus bravery the brevetol ,'rS'" ou'o
ant. lie served IN the rio,,'" "
during the Seminole repe'''on' ,o
was In Kansas during ','e ''e'',o
ances OF 1851 lie was II, Ao
geles as Chief eluartermas'er y, 'i'
Southern District, where ne eAe''o'"
powerful influence wheh ''e We"
broke out. AT his own request no
was relieved from duty IN oa'''o'"e'
30 that he might become ac''ve'y en
gagged in the field In sep.en'ner
1861, he was appointed pr's"''o'
General OF Volunteers anu was
assigned to Kentucky as on'e' 9u"
termaster OF Gen. Anderson oo"
mand, His subsequent h's'o'' wv
ing the war is that oil the army " .o
Potomac. lie was esseh''a,'y ''o"'
fed during the war WIN ''a' amy
He commanded prigaue u. no"''
vile, Virginia, IN the ran anu " i,''0'
OF lS6l-62, and was WIN oea'
McClellan's army at the seige vi o'N
town and the battle Oh "ili'"''',pu,s,
at which latter he led the splehuiu
charge which led 10 Tue ,ahi"s VI
Fort Magruder ana a eohpie.e VIZ,
tory. For his brilliant SERVICES AZ
Golding's Farm, "arie.' : -
Savage's Station ana Wn''c van
swamp, and the retreat 70 harrison
Landing, the prevets Oh MaJor' i'o'
enant-Co'onei and ooiohei III ''io ies
ular army oil the uhi'eu o'a'e' "o'o
conferred upon HANCOCK, anu ne was
recommended by zen Mc'io''a" III
the position OF Malor-renera'' !"
1867 he took part IN the movement on
Centerville, Virginia, ana leu ms or'-
gadeat Crampton'sP Pass, South NOUN
tain and at Antletam, at which Ia''e'
place, on the death oil oehera' h'o''
ardson, he was placed IN command
of the first division oil tine secohu
corps. He conducted an lmpor'"h'
reconnaissance from harpers ferry
TO Charleston, Virginia, oc'oper io'',
and 18th, 1862, and he was promo'eo
TO be Major-General OF volunteers
Immediately afterwards. lie contin-
ued to command the first DIVISION
corps, which he led at Fredericks-
burgh, in December, 1867, IN the as
sault on Mary's Heights ana al
Charlottesville, May, lsoS' IN June
of this year he was placed IN com
mand Of the second corps Al ue''ys-
burgh, July lst, ON the iaIi oil pen'
Reynolds, he was sent forward from
Taneytown by Gen. Meade to assume
the command, arriving on the he'd
just as the rear OF the Union army
was coming through the town ms
presence was felt instantlyi ne
stayed the retreat and EXTENDED lhe
Union lines to Culp's mn, making
such distribution OF the troops rs
enabled him to check the advance OF
the enemy and to tight ana win the
decidve battle OF the war, on the md
and Srd-a pattie III "h'ch ne ie''
severely wouhoeu' ana ior winch ''e
received Tue 'hahks Oh tongues 81,
mus lar We nave io'lo"eu inc ii,'''
itary career oil hancock through 'he
severe formulas involving a mere ue-
tailed enumeration oil ms immortal
services, in which every American ana
0thQr EnpVRlODetita must abound, 10