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Winfield Scott Hancock
| May 5, 1862 | Battle of Williamsburg
Major General James Longstreet [CS] nearly defeats Major General "Fighting Joe" Hooker [US] during a rear-guard action. |
Virginia |
| Peninsula Campaign | ||
| James Longstreet | ||
| Lafayette McLaws | ||
| George McClellan | ||
| Battle of Williamsburg | ||
| William Farrar Smith | ||
| Jubal Anderson Early | ||
| Joseph Hooker | ||
| Samuel Garland | ||
| Samuel Heintzelman | ||
| July 1, 1863 July 3, 1863 |
Battle of Gettysburg
General Robert E. Lee [CS] advances into Pennsylvania where he meets George Meade [US]. First battling north of the city, by the second day Union forces had retreated south, forming a strong line as men arrived almost continuously. On the third day, the infamous Pickett's Charge marked the end of the Confederates hope for a victory The bloodiest three days in American history |
Pennsylvania |
| Bloodiest Civil War battles | ||
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| John Bell Hood | ||
| James Longstreet | ||
| George Meade | ||
| Army of Northern Virginia | ||
| Army of the Potomac | ||
| J. E. B. Stuart | ||
| Lafayette McLaws | ||
| George Armstrong Custer | ||
| Battle of Gettysburg | ||
| Richard Ewell | ||
| George Pickett | ||
| John Reynolds | ||
| May 5, 1864 May 7, 1864 |
Battle of the Wilderness
Ulysses S. Grant [US] is badly beaten on the field by Robert E. Lee [CS] but rather than retreat, Grant advances to Spotsylvania Court House. Union: 17,666 Confederate: 7,750 |
Virginia |
| Bloodiest Civil War battles | ||
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| Army of Northern Virginia | ||
| Overland Campaign | ||
| James Longstreet | ||
| A. P. Hill | ||
| Richard Ewell | ||
| Gouverneur K. Warren | ||
| John Sedgwick | ||
| June 15, 1864 | Battle of Petersburg
William F. Smith [US] and Winfield Scott Hancock [US], with a combined army of nearly 30,000 men are held off by General P. G. T. Beauregard with about 4,000 men. Union force only gain Battery No. 5 and about a mile of the Dimmock Line |
Virginia |
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| Siege of Petersburg | ||
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| P. G. T. Beauregard | ||
| William Farrar Smith | ||
| August 25, 1864 | Battle of Reams Station
A. P. Hill [CS] continued his attempts to retake the Weldon Railroad, a vital supply link from Petersburg to North Carolina. Hill drove back the 2nd Corps under General Winfield Scott Hancock and although the battle is considered to be a Southern victory, Hancock's men continued to hold its position on the railroad |
Virginia |
| Siege of Petersburg | ||
| A. P. Hill | ||
| November 2, 1880 | Republican James Garfield defeats Democrat Winfield Scott Hancock in the Presidential election | |
| Election of 1880 | ||
| James Garfield |
Winfield Scott Hancock
Hancock was named in honor of Winfield Scott, U. S. General noted for combat on the Canadian frontier during the War of 1812
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Hancock was named in honor of Winfield Scott, U. S. General noted for combat on the Canadian frontier during the War of 1812
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