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Author : Frederick Elizur Goodrich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015062686780
Author : Almira Russell Hancock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Generals
ISBN : BSB:BSB11571163
Author : James Sanks Brisbin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Electronic
ISBN : PRNC:32101059766095
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Campaign literature
ISBN : LCCN:96193386
Author : David M. Jordan
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1995-11-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0253210585
An excellent biography of one of the principal commanders of the Civil War who was also a renowned politician after the war. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Charles River Charles River Editors,Charles River
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1548278300
*Includes pictures of Hancock and important people, places, and events in his life. *Includes battle maps of Gettysburg, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg, and more. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. "General Hancock is one of the handsomest men in the United States Army. He is tall in stature, robust in figure, with movements of easy dignity...In action...dignity gives way to activity; his features become animated, his voice loud, his eyes are on fire, his blood kindles, and his bearing is that of a man carried away by passion - the character of his bravery" - Regis de Trobriand Winfield Scott Hancock was an intimidating figure who impressed friends, foes, and fellow generals alike. Known as Hancock the Superb after McClellan described his performance as such during the Battle of Williamsburg in the Peninsula Campaign of 1862, Hancock eventually rose to become the Army of the Potomac's greatest corps commander. Though his reputation and legacy gradually faded over time, Hancock was one of the North's foremost war heroes by the end of the war, and he nearly became president in 1880 when he was just barely defeated by a less decorated Civil War veteran, James Garfield. Nobody in the Army of the Potomac was in the thick of its biggest battles as often as Hancock and the men he commanded. Hancock superbly led his brigade during the Peninsula Campaign, temporarily commanded a division at Antietam in the center of the lines at the Sunken Lane, and his division was the last to withdraw across the river during the Battle of Chancellorsville. After the Battle of Chancellorsville, he fortuitously became the new II Corps commander in the Army of the Potomac, just in time to deliver his greatest performance of all. At Gettysburg, Hancock was the commanding general in the field on Day 1, as Meade and the rest of the Union army arrived later that night. On Day 2, Hancock's men assisted Sickles' III Corps when Sickles disobeyed orders and moved it forward, creating a gap in the Union lines. And on Day 3, Hancock's greatest day of the war, he was seriously injured and nearly bled to death while leading his men in their decisive repulse of Pickett's Charge. Hancock's injury was excruciatingly painful, but he was back in command for the 1864 Overland Campaign, where his men played crucial roles in the Battle of the Wilderness, the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, and the Battle of Cold Harbor. By the end of the Civil War, Hancock was one of the highest regarded generals in the North. Like Confederate corps commander James Longstreet, Hancock's reputation was attacked after the war because of politics. His Northern brethren were critical of his opposition to the execution of Mary Surratt for the Lincoln assassination, they were enraged when he was lenient on the Southern military district he governed during Reconstruction, and the final straw came when he ran as a Democrat in 1880. It would take nearly another century before Hancock's reputation and legacy were revived by Michael Sharaa's Killer Angels, a historical fiction about the Battle of Gettysburg that examined the friendship between Hancock and Confederate General Lewis Armistead, who was mortally wounded by Hancock's men during Pickett's Charge. By the time Ken Burns' Civil War documentary had renwed interest in Gettysburg and the Civil War, Hancock was as popular as ever. Hancock the Superb: The Life and Career of General Winfield Scott Hancock chronicles the life and career of one of the Union's most indispensable generals, humanizing the courageous and fiery man who was respected and admired by his men and his superiors alike. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events in his life, you will learn about Winfield Scott Hancock like you never have before, in no time at all.
Author : Lieutenant-Colonel Peter J. Thede
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782896388
The purpose of this study is to identify and analyze the leadership competencies of Major General Winfield Scott Hancock, the most consistently successful corps-level commander of the Civil War. Over the course of his 44 years in uniform, General Hancock participated in the Mexican War, Civil War, and Indian Wars. He was the candidate of the Democratic Party in the 1880 Presidential election. Nicknamed “Hancock the Superb”, he was recognized as the best combat commander in the Army of the Potomac. Remaining a general in the Regular Army after the Civil War, Hancock played a major role in post-war affairs. In order to gain insight into Hancock’s leadership competencies, DA Pamphlet 600-80 and Field Manual 22-103 will be used as a framework. Research will chronologically follow aspects of Hancock’s life and career to identify skills as they are developed and employed.
Author : Winfield Scott Hancock,Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant,United States Army 5th Military Dis
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1021807842
This collection of letters between General Ulysses S. Grant and Major General Winfield Scott Hancock provides a unique insight into the Civil War era. From tactical discussions to personal observations, the correspondence between these two important military leaders is a valuable primary source for scholars and enthusiasts alike. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Frederick Elizur Goodrich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Electronic
ISBN : COLUMBIA:CU54254019
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Campaign literature
ISBN : HARVARD:HNYVIW
Author : Winfield Scott 1824-1886 Hancock,Ulysses S (Ulysses Simpson) Grant,United States Army 5th Military Dis
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1019766166
This collection of letters between General Ulysses S. Grant and Major General Winfield Scott Hancock provides a unique insight into the Civil War era. From tactical discussions to personal observations, the correspondence between these two important military leaders is a valuable primary source for scholars and enthusiasts alike. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Frederick Elizur Goodrich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Electronic
ISBN : COLUMBIA:CU01501852
Author : Frederick Elizur Goodrich
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1019613661
This extensive biography of Winfield Scott Hancock provides a detailed account of the life and career of one of the most important military leaders of the US Civil War. From his early days as a West Point cadet to his legendary exploits on the battlefield, this book offers a rich and fascinating portrait of a true American hero. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Military Service Institution of the United States
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Generals
ISBN : UOM:39015026642960
Author : Glenn Tucker
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786251312
This is the life story of a great fighting general of the Civil War, Winfield Scott Hancock. In the early fighting on the Peninsula, when the Confederates were flanked out of Fort Magruder, McClellan reported, “Hancock was superb.” Before long people were referring to him as Hancock the Superb, and for the next three years he re-earned the sobriquet in battle after battle. He was able to distinguish himself equally in disastrous defeat, as at Chancellorsville, and m victory, as at Gettysburg. Tucker feels personally that some of Hancock’s work with Grant—in the Wilderness and at Spotsylvania—was the most fascinating of his career, and he makes a good case for this view. Glenn Tucker chose to write about Hancock primarily because of his interesting personality and remarkable career. These are reason enough. He also had another reason. For more than three years, while a succession of commanding generals came and went, Hancock was a growing power in the Army of the Potomac. Along with his study of Hancock, Tucker also presents a graphic picture of the Army of the Potomac. It was a much maligned army. Because of its inept, bumbling commanders, it took some crushing and much publicized defeats. But in spite of Pope, Burnside, Hooker and others not much better, it weathered the worst blows Lee could inflict on it, preserved a bloody stalemate and at last wore down the enemy. Hancock and the Army of the Potomac fought together right up to the end. Never seeking top command, Hancock was the best and most trusted of the subordinate generals. Under good commanders and bad, his steadiness, unfailing courage and incisive military judgment many times helped to preserve the Army of the Potomac as an efficient fighting force. Glenn Tucker’s reporting skill puts you right in the action. You are at Hancock’s elbow in a score of battles in Virginia and you are there for three cataclysmic days at Gettysburg.
