The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-02-19

only eight or ten officers OF bis immediate
staff and small detachment Of soldiers
would accompany the remains to the
grave.
MAJOR. GENERAL ". q. HANCOCK
was born in Montgomery County, Fa.
February II. 1874. He graduated at
West Point In 1874. served mainly ON frontier
duty I'LL ISIS. and afterward In the war with
for gallant and meritOrious conduct in the
battles OF C0ntreras and Churubusco. From
.Sas TO lS's no was again on frontier eduty 10
quartermAster Of the Southern District OF
California
At the breaking out OF the civil war he was
recalled to Washington. and was made
Brigadier General Of volunteers September
%, 1851. During the peninsular campaign
he was especially conspicuous at the battles
took an active part in the subeequent cam.
paign in Maryland, at the battles of South
Mountain and Antietam:
Having been made Major General he, com.
manded a division at Fredericksburg and
Charlottesville. On July !, 1863, the first
day of the battle OF Gettysburg. he was sent
sive battle should be given there, or whether
the army should fall back He reported that
Gettysburg was tine place TO fight, and took
immediate command until the arrival of
Meade.
In. the decisive action Of July 3 he COM
manded on the left center. which was the
main point assaulted by the Confedera'cs.
and was severely wounded. For his Conduct
ut Gettysburg he received (May 30. 1860 the
thanks OF Congress
Having been disabled by his wound. he
was on sick leave until Marcn, 1884, being
meanwhile engaged In recruiting the second
army corps. which was placed under his
command. He took the active command OF
this corps Mt the opening OF the campaign OF
1854. and bore a prominent part in the
battles of the wilderness MAY 6, 81,
Spottsylvania Court House MAY 800. and
a. NY,,- Ny "a bat
tie of Cold IiarDor tJune 81, and the opera
lions around Petersburg until June IL. when.
his wound breaking out, he Wac a short time
on sick leave He .afterwRrd resumed COM
November s6. VIII n he was called tn WASH
ington to organize the first corps OF veter-
ans.
After the close fthe war he was placed
successfully in command OF the Middle De.
partment (lS6j-s), the Department Of Mis-
souri, (lsss- y. of Louisiana and Texas (lS67
General Mcade In November, 1872, of tie do.
partment OF the East.
In the Democratic National Convention
held ut New York in July. l%;S, he was can.
didate for the tile Presidential nom natiOn,
receiving on the first ballot 33I votes ont OF
81, which number gradually increased to
exception Of ASK cast for Pendieton on tho
twelfth ballot, the greatest number Of votes
given to any candidate for the nomination
until the twenty second ballot. when Hora.
the convention.
General Hancock was atterward June 80,
iS>o), nominate for President on the second
ballot ny the National Democratic COnven-
ton held in Cincinnati and was defeated by
James \. Garfield in November by u MAORI.
ty of fifty nine electoral votes.
The dSnified yet sturdy canvass made in
this contest by the soldier candidate and
tho calm, almost ind fferent manner in
which he received the news Of his defeat are
too fresh i'm the public mind to need recap-
II hnr 81 n n0hlA
utterances and deeds on great occasions:
notably, the part he took in the Grant obse-
quies
ment o. General Pope next week. will leave
Schofield the only officer with the rank OF
Major General in the country.
Had the General lived to the l4th OF
the present month he would have attained
his sixty-secOnd year.
Messages of coincidence have been
pouring in from all points since the news
of the Generals death became known.
Among those received up to ii p. III. are
the following:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON. Feb.
To Mrs. GENERAL HANCOCK. GOVERNORS
ISLAND, u. Y.-Accept my heartfelt SYM
pathy and coincidence in your terribl. be:
reavement. The herOism and worth OF
your Int. husband have gathered to your
side In this hour of your affliction nation
of mOurrers.
lSigncdI GROVER CLEvELAND.
ST Louis. Feb 9, l>S6.
To GENERAL W. n. wHIrrLE. GOvERNORs
ISLAND. y. u: General Miner has been here
and saws Hancock Is deaf. Is It possible?
I must go to- the burnett Hon &c. Cincinnati,
to might. Tele Graph me there. Can l do
anythin. to manifest my love for him and
his widow?
iSirnedI SHERMAN.
WASHINGTON, Feb. q.
To Mrs. w. q HANCOCK: have this mo.
ment heard OF the death OF General Han
cock. and wish tn express to you. my dear
The army has lost very distinguished and
faithful officer, and tho country one OF It's
o6st citizens.
Signed PHIL SHERIDAN,
Lieutenant General.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Feb. 10.
Mrs. W. 6. HANCOCK-I am panied be.
yOnd expression to hear OF our husbands
death. The loss to yourself is irreparabe;
to his country and many friends scarcely
less. tender you my heartfelt sympathy
RICHMOND, Va. Feb Q.
COMMANDING OFFICER GOVERNORS Isy.-
AND: All parties and all classes in Virsi mia
d"plore the death of General Hancock. Tue
country mOurns ths los. of n superb soldier
and q noble citizen. personally gricve that
n true friend has gone. Please ,et me know
when Genera, Hancock will he buried. de-
sire, II pos sibe. to attend the services.
FIrZHUGH LEE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.
COLONEL. WHIPPLE. GOvER~OR's ISLAND:
The Lieutenant General desires to be adj
yisod rs to the wishes OF Mrs Hancock rela-
isisnedi re DRUM