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Download or read book Hancock written by A. T. Freed and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Hancock: The Life and Public Services of Winfield Scott Hancock A circumstance, characteristic of the boy and of his magnanimity and manliness, took place about this time. At school with Winfield was a poor little orphan boy over whom some of the larger scholars were disposed to tyran nize. Winfield at once took the part of the little fellow, fought his battle, shared with him his pennies and became his hero and idol. Little Johnnie Everman was poor and. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Life and Public Services of Winfield Scott Hancock (Classic Reprint) by : Frank H. Norton
Download or read book Life and Public Services of Winfield Scott Hancock (Classic Reprint) written by Frank H. Norton and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Life and Public Services of Winfield Scott Hancock While it is impossible, in the brief space of a pamphlet sketch, to do justice to such a subject as the life of Major-General Hancock, it is hoped by the writer that the present effort will at least place him favorably before those who peruse it. Very slight examination of its pages will show that, in each of the important stations which he has filled, General Hancock has - as a distinguished brother general has expressed it - improved upon his position. Meanwhile, he is in the prime of life and of his faculties, and it may well be that he shall yet give even more valuable service to his country than during the past of his most eventful career. Part I. The Boy - The Cadet - The Soldier. War, the most destructive, is also the most beneficent of forces. It annihilates to recreate. It opens the way for new men and endows them with new powers. Besides soldiers, it brings poets, lawgivers, and statesmen to the surface. It gave to America a Washington and a Lincoln; and finally, to its solemn influence we owe two men, bearing the same name, divided by a century of time, whose meaning and purpose in our history are best signified by the two words - construction and reconstruction. Birth And Ancestry. Winfield Scott Hancock, the hero of this story, was born February 14 (St. Valentine's day), in the year 1824, in a small village of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, called Montgomery Square, twelve miles east of Norristown, and between that village and Doylestown, the county seat of Bucks. Of the early ancestry of Hancock we know little. Attempts are being made at present beyond the ocean to trace this to the earliest times. Back as far as the year 1400, the family is found, spelling its name variously, and occupying the position of merchant traders between Bristol, England, and various parts of Ireland. The connection between the Pennsylvania branch of the family and John Hancock, of Massachusetts Bay, is not defined. As the name is not, however, a common one, it is not unreasonable to suppose that some remote relationship united all branches of the family. But it is with the Pennsylvania branch that we have now to do, and before this narrative shall be concluded, it will perhaps be shown that our hero might well be esteemed the first of his family, by reason of the many noble qualifications and estimable qualities he has displayed, and for the rounded perfection of a nature seldom equaled in excellence and majesty. Yet there was not wanting opportunity for the inheritance of the characteristics which have gone to the making up of General Hancock's character. His father, Benjamin F. Hancock, of Norristown, was a teacher in high repute, who always interested himself in the progress of education; later, a lawyer of standing and position, recognized as a man of much capacity and broad views; and at all times a gentleman of perfect integrity and high intelligence. The grandfather of General Hancock was a mariner who, when quite young, was with others captured at sea by the British, and for some time incarcerated in one of the English prisons. General Hancock's mother, Elizabeth Hawksworth, was a prudent. Christian woman, whose father was a Revolutionary soldier, whose uncle was an officer in the War of 1812, and whose grandfather was a soldier in the old French and Indian War, and captain in the American patriotic army, who died in camp in 1777. Thus it will be seen that the stock was good, and the blood true blue. The section of country inhabited by the Hancocks and the Hawksworths for more than a century, is not only one of the most beautiful parts of Pennsylvania, but it is a region teeming with historic memories. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
Book Synopsis The Life and Public Services of Winfield Scott Hancock, Major-General (Classic Reprint) by : Frederick E. Goodrich
Download or read book The Life and Public Services of Winfield Scott Hancock, Major-General (Classic Reprint) written by Frederick E. Goodrich and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Life and Public Services of Winfield Scott Hancock, Major-General To tell the story of the life of a successful general is to recite a romance. Hard and cruel as the work of war may be in reality, it is only while it is doing that its hardships and its roughnesses are seen. When it is done, the glory of the result smooths the crudenesses, and gilds the dark places, and rounds the whole into a picturesque completeness. The love of conflict is as much a part of human nature as the love of peace; and delight in tales of war lies deep down in man's heart. Stories of heroes and of saints, of warfare temporal and spiritual, form the earliest literature of mankind. But when to this is added the element of patriotism, and the successful warrior is one who fights not alone for glory or for the love of fighting, but for the love of country, a new zest is given the chronicle of his deeds. And when, still further, this love of country is the love of a free, popular government, - when the struggle is for the sake of liberty and for maintaining the will of the people, - the soldier in such a cause becomes a hero, whether successful or not. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Sketch of the Life and Public Services of Winfield S. Hancock (Classic Reprint) by : O. C. Gardiner
Download or read book Sketch of the Life and Public Services of Winfield S. Hancock (Classic Reprint) written by O. C. Gardiner and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-03 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Sketch of the Life and Public Services of Winfield S. Hancock His mother was an earnest, strong woman in intellect and in character, and as I remember her when comparatively young, very beautiful indeed she carried strong evidences of this beauty till near her death, little more than a year ago. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis The Life of Winfield Scott Hancock by : D. X. Junkin
Download or read book The Life of Winfield Scott Hancock written by D. X. Junkin and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-02 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Life of Winfield Scott Hancock: Personal, Military, and Political This memoir of Winfield Scott Hancock is founded on an extended biography, compiled by the late Rev. D. X. Junkin, D. D., an eminent Presbyterian minister. Dr. Junkin was engaged during many years in the preparation of - what was to him a labor of love - the life of his hero, and his standard of excellence; the life of a man who, to his mind, represented all that is noble, wise, and generous in human nature. Esteeming General Hancock above all other men, he confidently believed, up to the day of his death, that the American people would eventually pay just tribute to the statesmanlike qualities, the stanch integrity, the magnanimity, and the patriotism of his hero by elevating him to the highest executive position within their gift. Dr. Junkin died in April, 1880, respected and lamented. In undertaking the revision, condensation, and completion of Dr. Junkin's voluminous and comprehensive material, the undersigned has been aided by having free access to all the necessary documents, including the official reports of General Hancock. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Hancock the Superb by : Rev C. W. Denison
Download or read book Hancock the Superb written by Rev C. W. Denison and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-07-30 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Hancock the Superb: The Early Life and Public Career, Winfield Sion's strife, we have endeavored so to tone and mellow the bitter memories Of that epoch that even those, to whom such memories are especially painful, will admit that the facts we present are excerpts from the history of their nation and Of ours alike, and join with us in accepting the fitness Of the title we have adopted, hancock the superb. That a career so exceptionably perfect should be crowned by the highest gift at the disposal of the people, would seem to be but Simple justice; one of those episodes which sometimes demonstrate the eternal fitness of things. It is, therefore, in no partisan spirit, but with a sense Of broad-viewed, national policy, that we trust one more title, that grandest Of all titles, Elected President of a Republic of Sovereigns, may yet be bestowed upon the noble man whom we now know and respect as Major General winfield scott hancock. With this brief. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Reminiscences of Winfield Scott Hancock (Classic Reprint) by :
Download or read book Reminiscences of Winfield Scott Hancock (Classic Reprint) written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-08 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Reminiscences of Winfield Scott Hancock I have yielded with reluctance to the appeals made to me for the recital of events connected with the earlier part of my husband's life, and not contained in the several biographical sketches that have been published. The task is difficult, and in some respects painful to me, but as you, dear friends, who have shown such kind persistence in urging the work upon me, predict that it will interest others as well as yourselves, I have resisted my disinclination, and will give the narrative in my own way, taking your thoughts back to those happier days before the great storm that later burst upon the land had caught us up in its currents, and before the clouds of personal loss and deprivation had overshadowed our lives. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Life and Military Career of Winfield Scott Hancock by : John W. Forney
Download or read book Life and Military Career of Winfield Scott Hancock written by John W. Forney and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-05 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Life and Military Career of Winfield Scott Hancock: His Early Life, Education and Remarkable Military Career Bridge over the Chickahominy Phillips' House on Fire Fredericksburg on the morning of the 12th Battle of Fredericksburg. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis The Life and Public Services of Winfield Scott Hancock, Major-General, U. S. An;, Embracing His Parentage, Boyhood Days, Home Training, Etc by : J. R. Cole
Download or read book The Life and Public Services of Winfield Scott Hancock, Major-General, U. S. An;, Embracing His Parentage, Boyhood Days, Home Training, Etc written by J. R. Cole and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-12 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Life and Public Services of Winfield Scott Hancock, Major-General, U. S. An;, Embracing His Parentage, Boyhood Days, Home Training, Etc: Also, the Life and Services of Hon. William H. English, the Experienced Statesman and Man of Business, With the Leading Political Events of His Time UR design in this work has been to delineate in as faithful a manner as possible the lives and characters Of the two men now prominently brought before about fifty millions of American people. These men represent one of the great parties of the day, and as both parties look with intense interest upon their respective candidates, and as many, for the purpose of debasement, malignantly seek out the petty defects of political Opponents, while others the true character, that they may judge of the abilities of the men from whom they must Choose, 'we desire to portray in full the life of our candidate and repre sentative, as he is, with all his faults and failures, also as he stands to-day - a fine specimen of physical manhood, a noble, true Character, having a record in our country's annals as Clear as crystal and a name synonymous with that of bravery and honesty. This is the glorious chronicle in which he has always been proclaimed by the history of our country. As a Union soldier, we can look at General Hancock en gaged in the battles of Gettysburg, and others in which he became conspicuous, and for which services he received the thanks of Congress on the goth of May, 1866. Of Hon. W. H. English, his speeches and life, and advocacy of the fundamental principles of our Government, may suffice for his defense. Intellect ually, he ranks high - having but few superiors in our country - his speeches, delivered in Congress during the last two years of his membership in that body, and the fact that while Speaker of the Legis lature no appeal was ever taken from his decisions, verify the above statement. In purity of style and excellency of spirit and diction, we have the impress of the scholar and statesman. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Armistead and Hancock by : Tom McMillan
Download or read book Armistead and Hancock written by Tom McMillan and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a war of brother versus brother, theirs has become the most famous broken friendship: Union general Winfield Scott Hancock and Confederate general Lewis Armistead. Michael Shaara’s The Killer Angels (1974) and the movie Gettysburg (1993), based on the novel, presented a close friendship sundered by war, but history reveals something different from the legend that holds up Hancock and Armistead as sentimental symbols of a nation torn apart. In this deeply researched book, Tom McMillan sets the record straight. Even if their relationship wasn’t as close as the legend has it, Hancock and Armistead knew each other well before the Civil War. Armistead was seven years older, but in a small prewar army where everyone seemed to know everyone else, Hancock and Armistead crossed paths at a fort in Indian Territory before the Mexican War and then served together in California, becoming friends—and they emotionally parted ways when the Civil War broke out. Their lives wouldn’t intersect again until Gettysburg, when they faced each other during Pickett’s Charge. Armistead died of his wounds at Gettysburg on July 5, 1863; Hancock went on to be the Democratic nominee for president in 1880, losing to James Garfield. Part dual biography and part Civil War history, Armistead and Hancock: Behind the Gettysburg Legend clarifies the historic record with new information and fresh perspective, reversing decades of misconceptions about an amazing story of two friends that has defined the Civil War.
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Book Synopsis We Are in His Hands Whether We Live or Die by : David K. Thomson
Download or read book We Are in His Hands Whether We Live or Die written by David K. Thomson and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2013-08-30 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many soldiers who served in the American Civil War found solace in their faith during the most trying times of the war. But few soldiers took such a providential view of life and the Civil War as Charles Henry Howard. Born in a small town in Maine, Howard came from a family with a distinguished history of soldiering: his grandfather was a Revolutionary War veteran and his brother, the older and more well-known Oliver Otis Howard, attended West Point and rose to command an army in the Civil War. Following in his brother’s footsteps, Charles Henry Howard graduated from Bowdoin College in 1859. Following graduation, Charles visited his older brother at West Point during the tumultuous election of 1860. While at West Point, Howard saw the tensions between Northern and Southern cadets escalate as he weighed his options for a military or theological career. The choice was made for him on April 12, 1861, with the firing on Fort Sumter. Responding to his brother’s plea for the sons of Maine to join the Union cause, Charles found himself a noncommissioned officer fighting in the disastrous Battle of First Bull Run. All told, Howard fought in several major battles of the Eastern Theater, including Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg, and went on to participate in various military actions in the Western Theater including Sherman’s bloody Atlanta Campaign. He was wounded twice, first at the Battle of Fair Oaks and again at Fredericksburg. Yet, despite facing the worst horrors of war, Howard rarely wavered in his faith and rose steadily in rank throughout the conflict. By war’s end, he was a brevet brigadier general in command of the 128th U.S. Colored Troop Regiment. Howard’s letters cover a wide-ranging period, from 1852 to 1908. His concern for his family is typical of a Civil War soldier, but his exceptionally firm reliance on divine providence is what makes these letters an extraordinary window into the mind of a Civil War officer. Howard’s grounded faith was often tested by the viciousness of war, and as a result his letters are rife with stirring confessions and his emotional grappling with the harsh realities he faced. Howard’s letters expose the greater theological and metaphysical dilemmas of the war faced by so many on both sides.
Book Synopsis Winfield Scott Hancock by : David M. Jordan
Download or read book Winfield Scott Hancock written by David M. Jordan and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1995-11-22 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Book Synopsis The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints by : Library of Congress
Download or read book The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Catalogue of the Dayton Public Library by : Dayton Public Library and Museum
Download or read book Catalogue of the Dayton Public Library written by Dayton Public Library and Museum and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Battle of Gettysburg (Pic Am-Old) by : Applewood Books
Download or read book Battle of Gettysburg (Pic Am-Old) written by Applewood Books and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 60 images relating to the battle of Gettysburg in a full-color paperback. Part of Applewood's Pictorial America series, the book features images drawn from historical sources and include prints, paintings, illustrations, and photographs. This small gem is the ideal gift for anyone interested in a concise and compelling visual history of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
Book Synopsis Hancock the Superb by : Charles River Editors
Download or read book Hancock the Superb written by Charles River Editors and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *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.
