New York County NyArchives Obituaries.....Hancock, General Winfield Scott February 9, 1886 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ny/nyfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Meredith Clapper http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00012.html#0002801 June 2, 2019, 12:50 pm The Cherokee Advance [Canton, GA] 12 Feb 1886 p 2 The Cherokee Advance 12 Feb 1886 p 2 General Winfield Scott Hancock, senior major-general of the United States army, died very suddenly last Tuesday morning. he was the nominee of the democratic party for president, in 1880, against Garfield, republican. He was a patriotic and gallant soldier, spotless and accomplished gentleman, and liked by his fellow countrymen. One by one the great men of America are passing away! File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ny/newyork/obits/h/hancock1157gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nyfiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb