Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824-1886
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Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824-1886
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Hancock
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Winfield Scott
Date :
1824-1886
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Winfield Scott Hancock (February 14, 1824 – February 9, 1886) was a United States Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880. He served with distinction in the Army for four decades, including service in the Mexican–American War and as a Union general in the American Civil War. Known to his Army colleagues as "Hancock the Superb", he was noted in particular for his personal leadership at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. His military service continued after the Civil War, as Hancock participated in the military Reconstruction of the South and the Army's presence at the Western frontier.
Hancock's reputation as a war hero at Gettysburg, combined with his status as a Unionist and supporter of states' rights, made him a potential presidential candidate. When the Democrats nominated him for President in 1880, he ran a strong campaign, but was narrowly defeated by Republican James A. Garfield. Hancock's last public service involved the oversight of President Ulysses S. Grant's funeral procession in 1885.
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https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n87918075
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10571217
https://viaf.org/viaf/57412070
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q435517
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n87918075
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Army
Cheyenne Indians
Civil War (U.S.)
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Fifth military district (reconstruction), 1865-1877
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Generals
Military history
Indian agents
Indians of North America
Lincoln, Abraham,1809-1865
Manuscripts, American
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Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Reconstruction (U.S.history, 1865-1877)
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Wilderness, Battle of the, Va., 1864
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Fort Myers
FL, US
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Baltimore
MD, US
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Fort Leavenworth
KS, US
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Saint Paul
MN, US
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New York City
NY, US
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Los Angeles
CA, US
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