Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-02-18
MAJoR.eEyERAt ". q. HANCOCK


would accompany the remains to the
grave.
MAJoR.oEyERAL ". .. HANCOCK
was born in Montgomery County, Pa.
| February II, 1924 He graduated at
West Point in 1874, served mainly on frontier
DUTY till 1916, and afterward in the war with
| for gallant and meritorious conduit in the
battles of Contreras and Churubusco From
| .eis TO 1876 he was again on frontier Iduty in
| various parts, and from 1s59 to 1851 was
| 9uartermaster of the southern District Of
| California.
At the breaking out Of the civil war he " as
recalled to Washington, and was made
| Brlgadler- General of volunteers Septem Der
-, 1851. During the peninsuar campaign
ne was especially conspicuous at the battles
t ot Wiii sn,;. and FrazeEs Farm lie
| paign in Maryland at the battles OF South
| Mountain and Antietam.
| Having been made Major General he, com.
| manded division at FREDERICKSBURG and
Chancellorsville. On July ]. 1858, the first
day of the battle OF Gettysburg, he was sent
| by General Meade to decide whether a deci-
| sive battle should be given there, or whether
the army should fail back. He reported that
| Gettysburg was the place to fight. and took
| immediate command until the arrival OF
| Meade.
| In the decisive action OF July 2 he com.
| mandcd on the left center, which was the
| main point assailed by the Confederates,
and was severely wounded. For his nluct
at Gettysburg he received May 80. 15jG) the
thanks of Congress
Having been disabled by his wound, lie
| was on sick leave until March, Is 4, being
| meanwhile engaged in recruiting the second
| army corps. which was placed under his
| command. He took tine active command OF
TINS corps at the opening of the cainpa IN OF
| 1864, and bore prominent part in the
battles of the Wilderness MAY :, g.,
| SpottsyIvania Court II )use May 500. and
a., and North , Anna MAY o. ~ the second bat.
tons Ground Petersburg until June 10, when,
his wound breaking Out, he was short time
| on sick leave He afterward resumed com.
mand, and took part in several actions until
November 20, VIII n he was called t. WASH
ington to organize the first corps OF ve:er-
ans.
After the close ofthe war he was paced
successfully in command Of the Middle De.
partment [IS5j-f), the Department. Of Mis-.
souri, (isj6-), OF Louisiana and Texas NS57 >.
of Dakota (iS1J-I2). anu, on the death OF
General Meade in November, 1872, OF tie Do
partment of the East.
In the Democratic National Convention
held At New York in July, ISIS, he was Il can
didate for the the Presidential nomination,
receiving on the first ballot 335 votes ont OF
311, which number gra lually increased to
l4is on the eli fifteenth; this being, with the
exception O. 1i5la cast for Pendicton on the
twelfth ballot, the greatest number OF votes
given TO any candidate for the nomin 1tiOn
until the twenty second balot, when II IRA
ito seymour received the unanimous vote OF
the convention.
General Hancock was afterward June 80,
ballot by the National Dcmocra ic COnvcn-
ton held in Cincinnati, and was defeated by
James \. Garfield in November by Il maiori-
ty of fifty. nine electoral votes.
The digni!ied yet sturdy canvass mad5 in
this contest by the soldier candidate and
the calm, almost ind ferent manner in
which he received the news OF his defeat arc
too fresh in the public mind to need RECAP
itulation here, rs are also hi; many noble
utteranceS and deeds on great occasions;
notably, the part he took in the Grant obse-
quicS
General IIancock's death, ana the retire
ment Of General Pope next week, will leave
>chOfield the only officer with the rank OF
Major General in the country.
Had the General lived to the 18th of
the present month he would have attained
his siXty-sccond 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 III p. m. are
the following:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, Feb. ..
To MRS. GENERAL HANCOCK, GOVERNORS
pathy and coincidence in your terrible be-
rcayemrnt. The heroiSm ana worth of
your late husband have gathered to Your
side in this hour OF your affection nation
of mourners.
tSigncdI GROVER CLEVELAND.
ST. LOUIS, Feb .. 1856.
To GENERAL w. u. WH;rrLE. GOVERNORS
ISLAND NY: General Miner has been here
and SAYS Hancock l. deal Is it possib G?
| must 20 to the Barnett IIou Sc Cincinnati,
to night. Tcc .raph me there. Can do
anything to manifest my love for him and
ISigncd sIERMAv.
WAsHTNGToS. Feb. g.
To MRS. W. 5. HANCOCK: have this mo.
nent heard of the death of General Ham
cock, and wish to express to you, my dear
Madam, my deep sympathy and coincidence.
The army has lost Il very distinguished and
faithful officer, and the country one of its
Hest citizens.
Signed PHI SHERIDAN,
Lieutenant General.
INpIANAPOLIS. Ind, Feb. TO-
MRS. w. s. HANCOCK-I am panied be-
yOnd expires SiOn to hear of 'our husbands
death. The loss 10 yourself is irreparable;
to his country and many friends scarcely
less. tender you my heartfelt sympathy.
VIM III. ENGLISH.
RICHMOND, VA. Feb g.
COMMANDING OFFICER GOVERNORS ISL
AND: All parties ami all classes in Nirg nia
d"plore the death OF General Hancock. TITO
country mourns the los of superb soldier
and n noble citizen personally grieva That
true friend has gOn". Please ct me know
when General Hancock will he huried. de-
sire, if possible, to attend the services
FIrZHUGH LEE.
WiSHIvGrOV Feb Q.
COLONEL. WHIPPLE. GOVERNORS Island:
The Lieutenant General desires to be adj
vised az to the wishes Of Mrs Hancock reia-
tive to her husbands funeral:
LSi.nedl r. c. DRUM.
Adjutant General
The Receipt of the News of General Han.
cocks Death in Washington.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-At two O'Clock
yesterday afternoon telegram was re-
ceived at the War Department stating
that Major General Hancock was critical. |
1,,; nd ,s/ hull Lott
received by the Western Union Telegraph |
Company announcing h is death. 4 short |
time afterward an official dispatch con- |
veying the sad intelligence was received. /
The flags on the Executive Mansion and /
War Department were Immediately upon |
receipt of the latter lowered to half-mast. !
The following executive order was also |
issued by the President:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, J
WASHINGTON. Z h >, 1885. p ~
Tidings of the death OF Wmfiel Scott Han
cock. the senior Major General of the army |
of the Unite states. have been just received. |
A patriotic and valiant defender of his couu- /
try, an able an heroic sold er. spotless |
and acco nplished gantleman-crowned alike |
with the laureiS of military rcnOwn and |
the highest tribute OF his fellow countrymen |
to his worth as a citizen-he has gone II his |
reward 1t Is fitting tina every mark of pub !
lie respect Snoull ne paiu 70 MS memory. /
Therefore. il is now ordered by the Pgesi- |
dent that tho National flag be displayed az |
half-mast upon ali the builln $ of tha TX
ecutive departments in this city until after
the funeral shall have taken place.
DAN'I. s LAMoNTE,
Private Secretary.
Secretary Endicott's reception to army
officers, which was to have been given
last night, was postponed as soon as the
sad news was received.
The news of General Hancock'S death
was received at the capital by the teie-
graph company, and the respective press