The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-20
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In his address at the dinner Of the
Ohio Commandery Of the Military Or
der of the Loyal Legend, on the 10th |
inst. ait &c nlnnabls, O., Gen. w ~. Shell
man said Of Gen. Hancock:
$ i knew Hanloek we'll, for my mem
DRY goes back to the time when he came
to West r oint / Il tall, slender boy, with
fair hair and blue eyes, and cheeks |
with the down OF the freshly ripened
peach. He made good name IN the
Mexican war. hen got to 81. Louis,
a Captain in the Commissionary De
partment, found Hancock there, de
yeloped in manly beauty, strengthened
i'm character, a regimental quarternas-
ter still, with the rank Of First Lieu, u
tenant, a young groom Of a beautiful
bride. From that time on Gen. Ham
cock rose steadily in the estimation OF
his fellows. And when the war broke
out there was no hesitation then, not q;
bit. He was Union man. He was a
soldier. There was not one culver OF
the eyelid, not one tremble OF the
hand. Hancock was a soldier, man,
and q very splendid man too, as you
who have seen him can bear testimony.
He went into the war with his whole.
heart and soul, and carried with it ex-
perience and the teachings Of West.
Point, teaching of the army, the teach
ings Of the field. He knew q soldier
from the heel up to the tip Of his head,
and he sympathized with a soldier and
was himself a soldier IN every walk Of
life. Now when the time came for bat,
ties to be fought, here we had q man
who was qualified and capable, sus7
tanned by friends. at hnn.e, encouraged
10y admiring companio ns;; and when the
battle Of Getty sburg came, Hancock
was the representation Of the defence;
I have stood upon the verysspot, behind
the very stone wall, not during the bat
tie, but afterward, and there was
pointed out to me the, place where Pick
Eett's division came up and where Han.
|coek stood and fell; and II there evesfs
should be monument erected on earth
I TO man, there is the spot forsHancock' q
monument. s7 ~. ss 8 'i.s5.
Oh, my friends, when that woman
stood at the gates Of Paradise, dlscon-
solate, and appealed to the heavens to
know what she should bring to admit
her into the gates, SHE went back and
forth, and finally returned with the OK
pired spirit Of q soldier patriot, and the
gates Of heayOn were opened to her. II
the gate OF heaven was opened for the
poor girl, howmuch more Wilt be with
the manly soldierY The gates Of heaven
will remain ajar until he enters.
You and I, each and every one Of Vi
are tho better for the life which thit
Ildan has led. Our country Is the better
l1or it. Our boys in school are the bet
tier for it. You yourself can point *
this man, born of humble parents
reared At the common schools, senll
into life with very little help, and rose
by being a true, honest and bravemaI
and soldier, beloved BY everybody
mourned by everybody; and + say
Hancock, you are rewarded
would not recall his life if I could. He
has filled his life with full measure
He will be honoref by all mankind, be.
loved by all mankind, and beloved By
all womankind, too.