Winfield S. Hancock Collection 1864-1886

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Winfield S. Hancock Collection 1864-1886

http://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/h/hancock_ws.htm

American Civil War general. Collection consists of biographical scrapbook, possibly compiled by a John Taylor whose name is stamped on the front.

1 volume.

eng,

Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 6361794

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Hancock, Winfield Scott, 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 afte...