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General Winfield Scott Hancock and Staff
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Civil War General Winfield Scott Hancock and division commanders, (standing left to right) Generals Barlow, Birney, and Gibbon (previously commander of the Iron Brigade). Hancock was named for military hero Winfield Scott. Winfield Scott Hancock, also known by the nickname "Superb", was a celebrated general in the Union Army during the Civil War.
June 1864
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WHi 1992
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General Winfield Scott Hancock and his Staff Officers
General Winfield Scott Hancock and a large number of his staff officers.
Generals of Our Army 1861
"Generals of our Army, 1861", with Union generals: Lt. General Winfield Scott, Maj. General George B. McClellan, Maj. General John A. Dix, Maj. General Nathanial P. Banks, Brig. General Nathaniel L...
Civil War Commanders
Engraving of portraits of Civil War Union Army generals, clockwise from the top, P.H. Sheridan, D.D. Porter, W.S. Hancock, O.O. Howard, George G. Meade, W.T. Sherman, and U.S. Grant in the center.
Heroes of the Civil War
"Heroes of the Civil War". Engraving of eight Union leaders with decorative battlefield scenes.
Frank A. Haskell
1862
Lt. Frank A. Haskell, adjutant of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry. In 1862 Haskell became aide-de-camp to General John Gibbon who commanded the Iron Brigade. When Gibbon was promoted to division command...
David Hunter
circa 1860-1869
Engraved quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of Major General David Hunter. David Hunter as promoted to Major General in August 1861 and was appointed Commander of the Western Department on Nov...
