Life and Military Career of Winfield Scott Hancock. This Work Comprises His Early Life, Education and Remarkable Military Career, which has made him Senior Major General of the Armies of the United States, and the Choice of the Democracy of the Nation fo…

504 pp. Blue cloth, gilt titles and decorations, black stamped borders and decorations. A biography of the United States Army officer who served during the Mexican-American War, and as a general in the American Civil War, and after distinguishing himself as a strong leader at the Battle of Gettysburg became the Democratic nominee for President in 1880. William Hayden English ran on the ticket to be elected vice president, but they were defeated by James A. Garfield. This book includes a full account of his early life and military career, and his political activities following the Civil War. It also provides a biographical sketch of his running mate, and includes nearly two dozen engraved illustrations. This volume focuses on Hancock's military career, but also has chapters on his youth, Mrs. Surratt (one of the co-conspirators executed for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln), the Democratic National Convention, other U.S. statesmen, the ladies of the White House, and a biographical sketch of his running mate William Hayden English.