The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-02-11

NEw York. Fob D Bulletin A start
ling report has just reached this orlco TO
ho effect that Mai Con Hancock, com.
mander OF thu dlvsIon u tho Atlantic, dlod
suddenly At his quarters ON Governors
Island about 9 o'clock, aud comes from good
vourcN
BULLETIN NAV YoRK, Fob o.
LArKR,-A dispatch Just received from Gov.
urnorS Island coudrpu tho report, but no
"details aro givon Tho dispatch merely an.
nounocs tho death OF tho llustrious general
and roads M followai
"dovEHNons ISLAND, Fob, o-S p NJ
Con. Hancock died suddenly shortly attOr
O'Clock today"
BULLHrH s-NEw YoRK, Feb o--SiS0
o. Mt nov stated that tho general died
~ EOS p, m.
BULLETIN 4 -GovERSoR's ISLAND N. Y,
Feb Q. - Sa5 p IN. - Con. Hanoook's
death resulted from carbunolo ON tho
back Of tho mock, from the effects OF which
ho han boon confined 10 bia bcd for several
daya His condition was such, however, az
not 10 cause serious alarm aud ha death was
entirely unexpected. Con. wMpplo has
assumed temporary command Of tho post
Winfield Scott Hancock was born Febru.
Ary IA, 1894, In Montgomery county, Pa.
Io graduated NJ Woat Point In 1874, aud
torvod monthly on frontier duty till i8id,
and afterward IN tho Mexican war. Ho
was broycttod AZ frat lieutenant for gallant
conduct In tho battles OF Controras and
Ohurubusco
From 1913 10 1853 no was again on frontier
duty IN various parts, and from 1860 10 1891
wan quartOrmnstor OF tho Southern district
a California
Az tho broaking out OF tho civil war he
was recalled 10 Washington and was made
brlgadior general OF volunteers September
~, 1901 During tho Ponlnsular campaign
ho was especially conspicuous At tho battles
OF Williamsburg aud FraEler's Farm Ho
took an active part an tho subsequent cam
paigu Ia Maryland at tho battles OF South
Mountain and Antietam.
Having been made major general, ho oom.
mhndod division NJ Frodorioksburg aud
CbanoelloruyillN On July |, tn,lS, tho frat
day OF tho battle OF Gettysburg ho was sent
by don, Meade 10 decide whether q docaiyo
battlo should DO given thom or whether
tho army should fall back. Ilo decided 10
was tho place 10 fight, and took immediate
command I'LL Con, Moados arrival. In tho
decisive eo,ion OF July ho commanded tho
hft contcr, which was tho main point as.
pailod by the Confodcratop, and was severely
wounded. For this conduct al Gettysburg
bo received MAY 20, ioO0) the thanks Of
congress-
Boing disabled by hls wound, no was on
blok leave until March, 1914, but kept on.
gagged IN recruiting the second army corps,
which was placed under, his command. iIo
took tho aotivo command OF this oorps AZ
tho opening OF tho campaign Of 1914, and
bore prominent part In the battles OF tho
Wildorpose, spottaylvania Court House and
North Anna, tho second battlo OF Cold uar-
Dor and tho operations around Petersburg
until juno W, whom, bia wound breaking
out, bo was fof abort time on sick leave.
Ue afterwards resumed command aud
was In several engagements until November
10, whom he was called 10 Washington 20 or
ganlso tho first corps OF veterans
After tho olte OF tho war no was placed
moccwively N command OF The middle do
partmont llsB'O), the Department Of Mia.
louri le00'n, OF Louisiana and Texas dsU7.
y, Of Dakota ti870.7N, and on tho death OF
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