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Winfield Scott Hancock. 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.
Winfield Scott. General del Ejército Unionista. Winfield Scott (13 de junio de 1786, Condado de Dinwiddie, Virginia - 29 de mayo de 1866, West Point, Nueva York) fue general del ejército de los Estados Unidos, diplomático y candidato presidencial de su país. Apodado Fastidio y Pompa (Old Fuss and Feathers), por su exagerado apego al ...
Overview Born in Montgomery Square, Pennsylvania, February 14, 1824, and although named for America’s top military hero of the day, Winfield Scott Hancock was not originally intended for a military career; nevertheless he was destined to become one of the best corps commanders in the Union army. An 1844 graduate of West Point, he had
Born in 1824, his parents named him after the War of 1812 hero, Winfield Scott. Hancock attended West Point and was stationed in the Red River Valley following graduation. He first saw combat during the Mexican-American War, serving under the invading U.S. army led by his namesake. After the conclusion of the war, the military stationed him in ...
Winfield Scott Hancock. February 14, 1824–February 9, 1886. General Winfield Scott Hancock was one of the more successful Union commanders during the American Civil War. In 1880, he also was the Democratic Party’s candidate for President of the United States of America against Republican and Ohioan James Garfield.
1 de ene. de 1995 · Winfield Scott Hancock, United States Army general, son of Benjamin F. and Elizabeth (Hoxworth) Hancock, was born at Montgomery Square, Pennsylvania, on February 14, 1824, and named after Gen. Winfield Scott. His father was a respected attorney and teacher in Norristown, Pennsylvania. After attending local schools, Hancock was appointed to the ...
22 de nov. de 1995 · About the author (1995) DAVID M. JORDAN is a practicing attorney and author of A Tiger in His Time: Hal Newhouser and the Burden of Wartime Ball and Roscoe Conkling of New York: Voice in the Senate, considered the definitive biography of that major figure of the post-Civil War era. Jordan has also appeared on the Arts & Entertainment Network's ...
