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birth
Born in Montgomery Square, Pennsylvania, February 14, 1824 -
graduation
An 1844 graduate of West Point, he was in the infantry during the Mexican War and got a brevet before going to the quartermaster's department. -
mexican war
hancock was a brevet second lieutenant in th 6th u.s. infentry unit. -
beginning of civil war
captain and assistant quartermaster -
brigadier general
starting point as a brigadier general -
new division
commanding 3rd Brigade, Smith's Division, Army of the Potomac -
end of smiths division
leaves smiths division -
potomatic
this is when he started in the Army of the Potomac -
Battle of Williamsburg
Battle of Williamsburg , this is the first battle of the peninsulas campaign, -
next division
commandiong first brigade
2nd division (also the second divition he was in) -
battle of garnetts and goldings farm
Battle of Garnett's & Goldings Farm (part of the seven day battle) -
1st divition 2nd corps
commanding lst Division
2nd Corps
Army of the Potomac -
Peninsula campaign
hancock fought in the peninsula campaign -
majior general
when hancock wasx a majior general of the usv -
1st divition 2nd corps
commanding lst Division
2nd Corps
Army of the Potomac -
commanding the corps
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battle of Gettysburg,
this is one of hancocks most famous battle is when he was a new corps commander. -
major and quartermaster
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first battle of deep bottom
First Battle of Deep Bottom -
brigadier general
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deep bottom
2nd battle of deep bottom -
second battle of reams station
Second Battle of Ream's Station Union II Corps moved south along the Weldon Railroad, tearing up track, preceded by Gregg’s cavalry division -
Boydton Plank Road
Directed by Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock, divisions from three Union corps (II, V, and IX) and Gregg’s cavalry division, numbering more than 30,000 -
no longer commanding the corps
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commanding lst Veteran
Volunteer Corps -
no longer commanding 1st veteran
commanding lst Veteran Volunteer Corps -
middle military division
commanding Middle Military Division -
west virginia
commanding Department of West Virginia -
no longer commanding Middle Military Division
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no longer commanding Department of West Virginia
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major general
major general, USA -
command
command of the Dept. of the East -
died
Governors Island
