Hancock County GaArchives Obituaries.....Hitchcock, Ethan Allen August 5, 1870
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The Atlanta Constitution, August 19, 1870
The Atlanta Constitution
Friday, August 19, 1870
Page Three
 
Georgia News
 
Mr. Covett Sanders and General Hitchcock died last week in Hancock county.  
The former was well-known in this county as one of its oldest citizens.  The 
latter was an invalid when he came to the county a few years since.  He died 
at the residence of his brother-in-law Mr. Nichols on the place purchased of 
Colonel T.J. Smith.  General Hitchcock held a commission in the United States 
army during the war, and at one time he was commissioner for the exchange of 
prisoners.  Besides his military distinction, he has attained some reputation 
as a writer, several books having been published from his pen.
 
 


Additional Comments:
Transcriber's note: I did a online search for General Hitchcock and learned 
more about him: His name was Ethan Allen Hitchcock and he was the grandson of 
American Revolutionary War hero, General Ethan Allen. He was born on May 18, 
1798 in Vergennes, Vermont and died on August 5, 1870 in Sparta, Georgia. 
General Hitchcock served in the Seminole War and the Mexican-American War. 
During the Civil War he served as a Major General for the Union Army.  He is 
buried at West Point Cemetery in New York.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_A._Hitchcock_(general)

Transcriber's note: I'm not related to or researching the Hitchcock family.


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