(Winfield Scott Hancock)
Born: February 14, 1824 in Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania
Died: February 9, 1886 in Governors Island, New York
Military Rank (USA): Major General
- He attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, graduating in 1844.
- He fought in the Mexican-American War.
- He was nicknamed “Superb” due to a telegram that McClellan sent to Washington, which described Hancock’s action as “superb today.”
- He served as commander of the New Corps during the Battle of Gettysburg.
- He supervised the execution of the conspirators in the Lincoln assassination.
- He ran as the Democratic nominee against Republican James Garfield in the presidential election of 1880.
- He died of an infected carbuncle (boil, abcess) complicated by diabetes.
The Civil War at The Eagle Theatre 