OVERVIEW:
FULL NAME:
Winfield Scott Hancock
NICKNAME:
Hancock the Superb
BORN:
February 14, 1824:
Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania
DIED:
February 9, 1886 (age 61);
Governors Island, New York
EDUCATION:
U.S. Military Academy at Westpoint (BS, 1844)
POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat
HIGHLIGHTS:
1844-1886:
U.S. Army/ Union Army,
Served during the Mexican American War and Civil War,
Corp Commander at the Battle of Gettysburg,
1880:
Democratic Candidate for U.S. President
1881-1886:
President, National Rifle Association
RESOURCES:
National Park Service
University of Chicago
Wikipedia