What is Winfield Scott Hancock?
{{Infobox officeholder |image = WinfieldScottHancock2.jpg |birth_date = {{birth date|1824|2|14}} |birth_place = [[Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania]], U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|1886|2|9|1824|2|14}} |death_place = [[New York City]], U.S. |resting_place= [[Montgomery Cemetery (West Norriton Township, Pennsylvania)|Montgomery Cemetery]] |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse = {{marriage|Almira Russell|1850}} |children = 2 |education = [[United States Military Academy]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]]) |signature = Winfield Scott Hancock signature.jpg |nickname = Hancock the Superb |allegiance = {{flag|United States|1865}} |branch = {{Dodseal|War}} [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] ([[Union Army]]) |serviceyears = 1844–1886 |rank = [[File:Union Army major general rank insignia.svg|border|23px]] [[Major general (United States)|Major general]] |commands = [[II Corps (Union Army)|II Corps]] |battles = [[Mexican–American War|Mexican-American War]]<br>[[American Civil War]]<ref>{{*}}[[Battle of Williamsburg]]<br>{{*}}[[Battle of Antietam]]<br>{{*}}[[Battle of Malvern Hill]]<br>{{*}}[[Battle of Fredericksburg]]<br>{{*}}[[Battle of Chancellorsville]]<br>{{*}}[[Battle of Gettysburg]]<br>{{*}}[[Battle of the Wilderness]]<br>{{*}}[[Battle of Cold Harbor]]<br>{{*}}[[Battle of Spotsylvania Court House]]<br>{{*}}[[Battle of Boydton Plank Road]]</ref> }} '''Winfield Scott Hancock''' (February 14, 1824 – February 9, 1886) was a [[United States Army]] officer and the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee for [[President of the United States]] in [[1880 United States presidential election|1880]]. He served in the [[Mexican–American War]] and as a [[Union Army|Union]] [[General (United States)|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 Party (United States)|Republican]] [[James A. Garfield]] by a small mar