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    Winfield Scott Hancock

    United States Army officer

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  1. Feb 9, 2022 · Less than a year later, he died from complications of diabetes at his post on Governor's Island in New York City Harbor. Today an equestrian statue stands for him on East Cemetery Hill in the Gettysburg National Military Park, and another one stands for him on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.

  2. Hancock served in a number of assignments as an army quartermaster and adjutant, mostly in Fort Snelling, Minnesota, and St. Louis, Missouri. [ 16 ] It was in St. Louis that he met Almira ("Allie") Russell and they married on January 24, 1850. [ 17 ]

  3. At Spotsylvania Courthouse, Hancock’s men successfully attacked the “Mule Shoe Salient” on May 12, 1864 and captured approximately 2800 prisoners. Hancock’s men also took part in the infamous June 3rd attacks at Cold Harbor, in which thousands of men were lost in minutes.

  4. Jan 12, 2024 · Place of Death: He died on Governors Island, New York. Burial: He is buried at Montgomery Cemetery, West Norton Township, Pennsylvania. Nickname: Scott was known as “Superb.” Early Life of Winfield Scott Hancock.

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  5. Nov 6, 2009 · Widely recognized as one of the war’s most brilliant commanders, Hancock served at the Battles of Williamsburg, Antietam and Chancellorsville before assuming command of the Army of the...

  6. Quick Facts. Born: Feb. 14, 1824, Montgomery County, Pa., U.S. Died: Feb. 9, 1886, Governor’s Island, N.Y. (aged 61) Political Affiliation: Democratic Party. Role In: American Civil War. Battle of Gettysburg.

  7. May 25, 2011 · Hancock died on February 9, 1886, in New York City, a famous general who almost won the presidential election of 1880. Four days later, his body was taken from New York City, arriving in Norristown around 3 PM for his funeral.

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