Winfield Scott Hancock
Personal details
Born	(1824-02-14)February 14, 1824 Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	February 9, 1886(1886-02-09) (aged 61) New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Montgomery Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Almira Russell ​ (m. 1850)​
Children	2
Education	United States Military Academy (BS)
Signature
Military service
Nickname(s)	Hancock the Superb
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	U.S. Army (Union Army)
Years of service	1844–1886
Rank	Major general
Commands	II Corps
Battles/wars	Mexican-American War American Civil War[1]

Winfield Scott Hancock (February 14, 1824 – February 9, 1886) was a United States Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880. He served in the Mexican–American War and as a Union general in the American Civil War. He was known for his leadership at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.

Hancock lost the 1880 elected to Republican James A. Garfield by a small margin.

• The Democratic Trojan Horse; Harper's Weekly political cartoon about the 1880 presidential election
• W.S. Hancock Society
• Hancock Memorial at Gettysburg Archived 2007-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
• Hancock Memorial in Washington D.C. Archived 2007-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
• Hancock's report of the Battle of Gettysburg Archived 2021-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
• Hancock Park in New York City

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