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Major General Winfield Scott Hancock

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Major General Winfield Scott Hancock, USA

Winfield Scott Hancock

  • Dates: February 14, 1824-February 9, 1886
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • Highest Rank Attained: Major General
  • Principal Commands: II Corps (Army of the Potomac)
  • Principal Battles: Peninsula Campaign (1862), Antietam (1862), Fredericksburg (1862), Chancellorsville (1863), Gettysburg (1863), Wilderness (1864), Spotsylvania Court House (1864), Cold Harbor (1864), Petersburg (1864/5)

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