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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.
Winfield Scott Hancock (Montgomeryville, 14 de febrero de 1824 - Governors Island, 9 de febrero de 1886) fue un militar estadounidense y candidato presidencial demócrata en 1880. Biografía. Hancock graduó en West Point en 1844. Desde entonces sirvió con honores en el Ejército. Prestó servicio en la Guerra de Estados Unidos-México.
6 de nov. de 2009 · Winfield Scott Hancock (1824-1886) was a U.S. Army officer and politician who served as a Union general during the Civil War (1861-65). Widely recognized as one of the war’s most brilliant ...
11 de mar. de 2024 · Winfield Scott Hancock was a Union general during the American Civil War (1861–65), whose policies during Reconstruction military service in Louisiana and Texas so endeared him to the Democratic Party that he became the party’s presidential candidate in 1880. A West Point graduate (1844), he served.
Winfield Scott Hancock. Title Major General. War & Affiliation Civil War / Union. Date of Birth - Death February 14, 1824 – February 9, 1886. “General Hancock is one of the handsomest men in the United States Army,” wrote Regis de Trobiand in July 1864. “He is tall in stature, robust in figure, with movements of easy dignity ….
12 de ene. de 2024 · Winfield Scott Hancock (1824–1886) was one of the more successful Union commanders during the American Civil War and is most well-known for the role he played in the Battle of Gettysburg. In 1880, he also was the Democratic Party's candidate for President of the United States of America against Republican James Garfield.
Hancock the Superb: Winfield Scott Hancock & the Battle of Gettysburg - Warfare History Network. When the Federal cause was in mortal danger at the Battle of Gettysburg, Winfield Hancock did what had to be done …and more. This article appears in: April 2004. By John Deppen.
