The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-02-19

a. being opposed 10 q military funeral:
that u MAS her desire that the fnarrai
arrangements be n simple and AZ.
osteniatious as possible. The place
Of intermcnt has not yet been
fixed upon, hut II IL the general belief
that Norristown, Pa. where the General
parents and only daughter. Ada. NJ,
buried, will he selected. II Is also sald
that Mrs. Hancock u opposed 10 ha,In..
the body emhalmcd and is lying III stasr
In conversation with one 81 the Officers
last night that gentleman stated that m IA
probability only the immediate relatives
and most Intimate friends would ~ IN
yited % attend the obsequics, and I'M,
only eight or ten officers of his onnedIat.
stan and small detachment 81 soldiers
would accompany the remains 10 lie
grave.
MAJOR. GENERAL W. .. HANCOCK
was born IN Montgomery County. ~
February "A. isA lie graduate N,
West Point IN $50. served mainly on ironii-r
Mexico. lie WAS hrevctei ns first ilrutrn,n,.
for gallant and merit prions condu n, Nm.
battles OF Contrcras aud chnrubnsco frn,o
-. 60 lass he was again on frontier linfv M
various parts. and from lsaa 20 l,sl wax
quartermaster OF the southern D.ssflct il
California
recalled 20 Washington. and VAS made
Iirigadicr General ~ volunteers ~entrinh.r
=. ssil During the peninsniar campal-n
he WI. especially conspicuous at me hnftls-
OF WILLIAMSBURG and fraxfr'- Farm M
took an active part In the suhsennrnf ra.n
paiTn In Maryland. AZ the battles u S1uta
Mountain and Antietam.
Having been made Major General he com
mandcd division nj freierlcksturx ana
thnncc{ior@yiile. On July I. l~lI TIE fr.t
day 81 the battle OF 1cfty-bnrv. he was sent
hl ~ 4 n nh
sive battle should be glvcn there or y heth.,
the army should TALL back. lie renort.-t fhas
GETTYSBURG was the place 10 fgnt anil TOOK
Immediate command until the arrival II
Meade.
IN the decisive action Of July 4 he com.
manded on the left center. which wn- TIA
and was severely wounded. For his .ndnct
AT GcttysourR h. received MAY ". l-s thu
thanks OF Congress
Having been disabled by his wound. ~
was on sick leave until Marcn. lSA heinr
meanwhile engaged IN recruiting the second
army corps, which was placed under ~
command. lie took the active command n
this corps ~ the Opening 81 the cafnr 4 ~ OF
battles OF the Wilderness Nav \. An
>pottSylvania Court House MAY ! sol. All
tie ~ Cold Harbor June ~. aud Iii. orern
tions around Petersburg until June ~ when
his wound breaking out. he WAS a short fime
on sick leave He lAfferwnri resumed com
maud. and took part In several actions until
November Is. VIII y he was called 70 Mash
ingfon 70 organize the first corps Of seser.
ans.
After the close ofthe war he wss p,area
successfully IN command ~ the Middle NJ.
paftnent l~i1-fo. the, Department Of MI.
souri (isI ~. ~ Louisiana and Texas l~sgs ~,
of Dakota tiss0 ~. and. on the death OF
General Meade In November ls7s OF tie lie.
partmenf OF the East
In the Democratic National ccrvc lon
hold NJ New lork IN July. l~,. he x~s a can.
dldate for the the Presidential nomination.
receiving on the frst ballot ~. votes out Of
~. which number gradually Increased 20
iA~ on the eighteenth. this being. with the
exception OF itss east for rcndieton on the
twelfth ballot. the greatest number % votes
given 70 any candidate for the npmin alton
uptii the twenty second baIlo'. when Hora.
Ito seymour received the unanimous vote ot
the cOnrcnfion.
General Hancock was aftcrward fIune s0
$50. nominated for President on the second
ballot by the National Democratic Conven.
ton held IN Cincinnati. and was defeated hy
James 4. Garfield Ia November by inAi0rl.
~ 81 nifty nine electoral votes.
The dignined yet sturdy canvass made IL
this contest by the soliir candidate AMI
the calm. almost Ind lffrent manner n
which he received the news 81 his teteai Ar
too fresh I'm the public mid 10 need RECAP.
tuiatlon here. NJ arr also H. many nooe
utterance~ and deeds on great ocras
notably. the part he took IN the Grant ots
quies
General Hancock's death. and :the rNfirf
ment ~ General Pope next week. VII eayr
Scbofeld the only officer with tine rank "
Major General IN the country.
Had the General lived to the iith a
the present month he would have attained
his sixiy-sccond year.
Messages Of coincidence have hrsa
pouring IN from all points since TIE new.
~ the Generals death became known
Among those received up 70 II y. A.. az
the following:
EXECUTIVE NA~sio~.,
WssHf~-rO~ fth. a.
To Mrs GENERAL HANCOCK t.nsrKNnRs
IstA~p. y. l-Accert my heartfelt syM
patty and coincidence In your terrible ~
Your late husband have gathered - tonr
side IN this hour OF your affection nation
% n0urncrs.
slgned GROVER CLEVELAND.
ST. Ioufs Fen n ina
To GK~ERAr. ". II. wHfrriK. soyfnNoKs
IsLs~p. Nv General Miner mas been hert
aud says Hancock T. deal. i y possible
must 10 90 the Burnett House. GiurinnNs
10 night telegraph me there. Can ~
anything ~ manifest my love for him A.
his widow
.Signed SHERMAN
ment heard ~ the death OF General LIST
cock. and wish 90 express 20 You. my nfHi
Madam. my deep sympathy ant conan,rnes
faithful oriccr. and the country one " ~
best citizens.
signed PHfr SuEEips~.
Lieutenant General,
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Fen IN
Mrs w. s. HA~CoCK-1 am panel n.
' ond expression 20 hear ~ yonr hn-hAnHr
cath. The loss 20 yourself = irrcp1rAn,,
10 his country and many friends scArcfN
less. Itender you my heartfelt svnnntM
WV. n. E>.Lf~H.
RICHMOND. VA. Feb 2
COMMANDING OFFICER GovKE~on.~ ~
AND All parties AMI all classes IN vlrtnN
ieplorc the death OF General Hancock ine
country mourns the loss ~ -nperb -nil's
and noble citizen. personally grirye wv
a true fr'e-s. has gone. Please icf me KNOW
when General Hancock viii be buried. ~
sire. II possible, 60 attend the services
FfrxurGH LEE
WAsnf~Gro~. Feh
CoTovxL wHrrrLE. GovrR~on's ists>r
The Lieutenant General desires 20 ~ n-
vi-ed n- 20 tho wishes or Mrs IInncock rrh
isirnedl re pRru.
Adjntant General
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