Winfield Scott Hancock (February 14, 1824 – February 9, 1886) was a career U.S. Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880. He served with distinction in the Army for four decades, including service in the Mexican-American War and as a Uniongeneral in the American Civil War. Known to his Army colleagues as "Hancock the Superb", he was noted in particular for his personal leadership at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. One military historian wrote, "No other Union general at Gettysburg dominated men by the sheer force of their presence more completely than Hancock." As another wrote, "his tactical skill had won him the quick admiration of adversaries who had come to know him as the 'Thunderbolt of the Army of the Potomac'." His military service continued after the Civil War, as Hancock participated in the military Reconstruction of the South and the Army's presence at the Western frontier.
Hancock's reputation as a war hero at Gettysburg, combined with his status as a Unionist and supporter of states' rights, made him a potential presidential candidate. His noted integrity was a counterpoint to the corruption of the era, for as President Rutherford B. Hayes said, "...[i]f, when we make up our estimate of a public man, conspicuous both as a soldier and in civil life, we are to think first and chiefly of his manhood, his integrity, his purity, his singleness of purpose, and his unselfish devotion to duty, we can truthfully say of Hancock that he was through and through pure gold." When the Democrats nominated him for President in 1880, he ran a strong campaign, but was narrowly defeated by RepublicanJames A. Garfield.
Winfield Scott (June 13, 1786 – May 29, 1866) was a United States Army general, and unsuccessful presidential candidate of the Whig Party in 1852.
Known as "Old Fuss and Feathers" and the "Grand Old Man of the Army," he served on active duty as a general longer than any other man in American history, and many historians rate him the best American commander of his time. Over the course of his 53-year career, he commanded forces in the War of 1812, the Black Hawk War, the Mexican–American War, the Second Seminole War, and, briefly, the American Civil War, conceiving the Union strategy known as the Anaconda Plan that would be used to defeat the Confederacy. He served as Commanding General of the United States Army for twenty years, longer than any other holder of the office.
Winfield Scott (also known as Robie Kirk) was an American songwriter, who wrote or co-wrote the hit songs "Tweedle Dee" for LaVern Baker and "Return to Sender" for Elvis Presley. "Return to Sender", written for the Presley film Girls! Girls! Girls!, was his biggest hit, selling over 14 million copies in the U.S. alone.
Scott was a longtime collaborator of Otis Blackwell and together they were hired to write a song for the Elvis Presley film Roustabout. While the film was released in 1964, the song "I'm a Roustabout" was not used, producer Hal Wallis instead preferring "Roustabout", written by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum and Florence Kaye, as the title song. In 2003, a remark made to a reporter by Scott started a search for the lost recording of the Presley song, which was eventually found and released on the 2003 Elvis Presley compilation album, 2nd to None.
Another Scott and Blackwell collaboration is the R&B classic "Home In Your Heart".
Scott also wrote "Many Tears Ago" for Connie Francis. Released in October, 1960, the song reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Winfield Scott (February 26, 1837 – October 19, 1910) was an American Baptistminister, military officer, and politician. Shortly after graduating from seminary and taking his first job as a pastor, he left his church to lead a company during the American Civil War. Injuries sustained on the battlefield eventually led to his discharge from the military. Following the war, Scott moved to Kansas where he grew one church and established several others. He continued in ministerial and evangelical efforts in Colorado and California before becoming an U.S. Army chaplain. After retiring from the army, Scott moved to the Salt River Valley where he founded and was active in the early promotion of Scottsdale, Arizona. Despite being an ordained minister, Scott preferred the style "Chaplain, U.S.A." to "Reverend".
Pennsylvania has always punched below its weight when it comes to presidential politics ... Polk from 1845 to 1849 ... 1. James G ... 2. WinfieldScottHancock ... Hancock came painfully close in the popular vote, losing by just 1,898 votes out of 8.8 million cast ... 3.
It didn’t much matter; it voted Democratic in every election but one from 1880 (when it went for WinfieldScottHancock) to 1948 (when it sided with Harry Truman) ... So might Scott.
It didn't much matter; it voted Democratic in every election but one from 1880 (when it went for WinfieldScottHancock) to 1948 (when it sided with Harry Truman) ... So might Scott.
It didn’t much matter; it voted Democratic in every election but one from 1880 (when it went for WinfieldScottHancock) to 1948 (when it sided with Harry Truman) ... So might Scott.
It didn’t much matter; it voted Democratic in every election but one from 1880 (when it went for WinfieldScottHancock) to 1948 (when it sided with Harry Truman) ... So might Scott.
It didn’t much matter; it voted Democratic in every election but one from 1880 (when it went for WinfieldScottHancock) to 1948 (when it sided with Harry Truman) ... So might Scott.
It didn't much matter; it voted Democratic in every election but one from 1880 (when it went for WinfieldScottHancock) to 1948 (when it sided with Harry Truman) ... So might Scott.
Observer Dispatch
01 Jun 2023
Observer Dispatch
01 Jun 2023