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Winfield Scott Hancock (February 14, 1824 – February 9, 1886) was a career U.S. 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. One military historian wrote, "No other Union general at Gettysburg dominated men by the sheer force of their presence more completely than Hancock." As another wrote, "... his tactical skill had won him the quick admiration of adversaries who had come to know him as the 'Thunderbolt of the Army of the Potomac'." His military service c

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  • Winfield Scott Hancock
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  • Winfield Scott Hancock (February 14, 1824 – February 9, 1886) was a career U.S. 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. One military historian wrote, "No other Union general at Gettysburg dominated men by the sheer force of their presence more completely than Hancock." As another wrote, "... his tactical skill had won him the quick admiration of adversaries who had come to know him as the 'Thunderbolt of the Army of the Potomac'." His military service c
  • Winfield Scott Hancock (February 14, 1824 – February 9, 1886) was a career United States Army officer, serving 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. He is best known for his actions during the Battle of Gettysburg, where he was wounded. His reputation as a man of integrity earned him the Democratic Party nomination for President of the United States in 1880. He ultimately lost to Republican Party candidate James Garfield, although the popular vote was the closest ever, a record that still stands as of this writing.
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serviceyears
  • 1844(xsd:integer)
Birth Date
  • 1824-02-14(xsd:date)
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Branch
Timeline
death place
  • Governors Island, New York
Spouse
  • Almira Russell
Nickname
  • Hancock the Superb
Name
  • Winfield Scott Hancock
Caption
  • General Winfield Scott Hancock
placeofburial label
  • Place of burial
Birth Place
Title
  • Democratic presidential nominee
  • Democratic Presidential Candidate
Cause of Death
  • Infection complicated by diabetes
death date
  • 1886-02-09(xsd:date)
Rank
  • 35(xsd:integer)
Battles
Before
Religion
  • Baptist
Years
  • 1880(xsd:integer)
After
  • Grover Cleveland
Affiliations
Children
  • Russell and Ada Hancock; Both predeceased their parents
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  • Democratic candidate for President of the United States, 1880
Occupation
  • Soldier, Politician
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