Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by Winfield Scott Hancock

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American soldier Winfield Scott Hancock.
Last updated on November 30, 2024.
Winfield Scott Hancock

Winfield Scott Hancock was a United States 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 Union general 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. 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.

Colonel, I do not care to die, but I pray to God I may never leave this field.
My politics are of a practical kind - the integrity of the country, the supremacy of the Federal government, an honorable peace, or none at all.
Sir, it is not God who will assemble us on the battlefield, nor position our troops, nor place the cannon, and it is not God who will aim the musket. — © Winfield Scott Hancock
Sir, it is not God who will assemble us on the battlefield, nor position our troops, nor place the cannon, and it is not God who will aim the musket.
There are times when a corps commander's life does not count.
Do you see those colors? Take them!
We are serving no one man, we are serving our country.
I do not care to die, but I pray to God I may never leave this field.
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