#winfield scott hancock

[grants-blue-eyed-stare]

Armistead and Hancock

[tommy-288]

Apparently Winfield Hancock has an identical twin brother??? I had no clue! I couldn’t find any pictures of him tho. And his name is Hilary (no relation)

[presidenttyler]

[bowlingforgerbils]

octonewton 👀 wywutmsequel 👀👀

octonewton is a Pacific Rim fanfic in which Newton is a merperson, but with an octopus lower half instead of a fish. He saves Hermann after a fall on the beach and romance ensues. I unfortunately never got farther than the little flashback scene at the beginning in which Hermann and Newt briefly meet as children. Here's a snippet:

He bends down to examine the pearly underside of a mussel shell. When he straightens, there is a boy in the water, waist-deep.

The boy smiles at him and waves. He doesn’t look any older than Hermann. “Hi!” He calls out. “What’s your name?”

“Hermann,” the boy on shore answers automatically. He doesn’t think to ask the same question.

The boy smiles wider. “That’s a funny name. I like it. Are you collecting shells?”

Hermann looks at his little bucket and hugs it to himself protectively. He has to share nearly everything with his brother, and the shells are his alone. But the boy is far away, and it isn’t nice to lie, so Hermann finally nods. Yes, he is.

“What’s your favorite kind?” the boy in the water asks.

Hermann loosens his grip on the bucket slightly. “Sea snail.”

“They don’t taste as good as oysters,” the boy in the water says.

 Hermann wrinkles his nose. “I don’t want to eat them, I just like the shells. They follow the golden ratio. That makes them prettier than oysters.”

Even from the shore, Hermann can see the boy roll his eyes. “Well, oysters are cooler because they look like rocks but they’re alive.”

“What’s so cool about a rock?” Hermann demands, but the boy just sticks out his tongue.

Then he dives under the water and disappears.

Hermann frowns to himself and listlessly sorts through his shells. He didn’t mean to pick a fight with the other boy, and now he wishes that he hadn’t. 

wywutmsequel is the sequel to When You Wish Upon the Moon, a sequel that I have been plotting for ages and writing draft after draft and throwing each one away. I don't know what my problem is, probably I have put too much expectations on myself. Anyway, here's a snippet that is just as likely to be thrown out as every other iteration I have written, so don't get too attached:

They had been wandering the Gettysburg Battlefield, a site purportedly haunted by its many fallen soldiers. Pitch loved visiting “spooky” places and watching the humans make fools of themselves trying to get proof of ghosts with their phones and cameras. Sometimes Pitch would give a paranormal enthusiast a jolt of fear, and Sandy never protested because they were adults, not children, and it was admittedly a little funny to watch someone jump in the air and scream.

But on this particular night, Pitch had been more pensive than mischievous, his gaze wandering over the monuments, shadows trailing behind him. He paused to look over a statue of a man on horseback, his wide brow creasing in thought. “Sandy… when you were a star pilot… did you ever meet him? The General?”

Sandy blinked and read the monument’s plaque in confusion. <i>Winfield Scott Hancock?</i>

“No,” Pitch hissed, before recomposing himself. “No, I meant me. Him.” He looked away, as if embarrassed. “Kozmotis Pitchiner.”

Oh! <i>Only once</i>, Sandy replied quickly, turning his attention to Pitch. <i>I was a cadet out on patrol when I spotted a large fearling. I tried to take it down but it was too big for my ship and likely would have destroyed me if it weren’t for General Pitchiner. He swooped in and saved the day.</i> Sandy gave a little smile at the memory before adding sheepishly, <i>He chewed me out afterwards for being reckless and taking on more than I could handle.</i>

Pitch snorted. “Sounds familiar,” he murmured, half to himself, but his smile didn’t quite meet his eyes. 

<i>He also told me that I had some of the best moves he’d ever seen for such a young star pilot. I was so starstruck that I could barely thank him afterwards. We helped one another out a few times over the years in battle, but that was the only time he ever spoke to me.”

“I see…” Pitch turned away, as if disappointed, and added acerbically, “Must have been devastating to lose such a heroic figure…”

Sandy floated up so that Pitch could see his sand writing. <i>It was. But as much as I admired him, I didn’t know him. He wasn’t my friend.</i>

Something warm and vulnerable flickered in those tarnished silver eyes before something past Sandy’s shoulder caught the dark spirit’s attention. “I can’t believe it. That idiot over there brought a <i>ouija board</i>.” Pitch’s mouth curved up into a nasty grin. “A moment, Sandy, while I give him a little lesson in spirit etiquette.”

And that was that. Pitch never brought up the General again.

[almackey]

Stay and Fight It Out

This book by Kristopher White and Chris Mackowski comes to us from the Emerging Civil War Series published by Savas-Beatie. It covers the fighting on Culp’s Hill on July 2, 1863, the second day of the battle of Gettysburg. I have to say I have a few minor problems with the first parts of the book. The authors say about Major General Winfield Scott Hancock, on page xx, “The superlative most often…

[grants-blue-eyed-stare]

The book makes it better lol

I'm living for the homoerotic subtext between Hancock and Armistead in Gettysburg (1993). So much drama. Missing their time together in California before the war. Cinematic poetry.

[wikiuntamed]

On this day in Wikipedia: Wednesday, 14th February

Welcome, ようこそ (yōkoso), добродошли (dobrodošli), hoş geldiniz 🤗 What does @Wikipedia say about 14th February through the years 🏛️📜🗓️?

14th February 2021 🗓️ : Death - Carlos Menem Carlos Menem, Argentine former president, lawyer, and statesman (b. 1930) "Carlos Saúl Menem (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos ˈmenen] ; 2 July 1930 – 14 February 2021) was an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as the president of Argentina from 1989 to 1999. Ideologically, he identified as a Peronist and supported economically liberal policies. He led Argentina as..."

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14th February 2019 🗓️ : Event - 2019 Pulwama attack Pulwama attack takes place in Lethpora in Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir, India in which 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel and a suicide bomber were killed and 35 were injured. "The 2019 Pulwama attack occurred on 14 February 2019, when a convoy of vehicles carrying Indian security personnel on the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway was attacked by a vehicle-borne suicide bomber at Lethapora in the Pulwama district of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. The attack killed..."

14th February 2014 🗓️ : Death - Chris Pearson (politician) Chris Pearson, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Yukon (b. 1931) "Christopher "Chris" William Pearson (April 29, 1931 – February 14, 2014) was the second leader of the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party and the first premier of the Yukon in the Yukon.Born in Lethbridge, Alberta, Pearson moved to the Yukon in 1957 and worked for the government from 1960 until..."

14th February 1974 🗓️ : Death - Stewie Dempster Stewie Dempster, New Zealand cricketer and coach (b. 1903) "Charles Stewart Dempster (15 November 1903 – 14 February 1974) was a New Zealand Test cricketer and coach. As well as representing New Zealand, he also played for Wellington, Scotland, Leicestershire and Warwickshire...."

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14th February 1924 🗓️ : Event - Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company was renamed as International Business Machines (IBM), later growing into one of the world's largest companies by market capitalization. "The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) was a holding company of manufacturers of record-keeping and measuring systems subsequently known as IBM. In 1911, financier and noted trust organizer, "Father of Trusts", Charles R. Flint amalgamated (via stock acquisition) four companies: Bundy..."

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14th February 1824 🗓️ : Birth - Winfield Scott Hancock Winfield Scott Hancock, American general and politician (d. 1886) "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 with distinction in the Army for four decades, including service in the Mexican–American War and as a Union general in the..."

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14th February 🗓️ : Holiday - Christian feast day: Cyril and Methodius, patron saints of Europe (Roman Catholic Church) "Cyril (born Constantine, 826–869) and Methodius (815–885) were brothers, Byzantine Christian theologians and missionaries. For their work evangelizing the Slavs, they are known as the "Apostles to the Slavs".They are credited with devising the Glagolitic alphabet, the first alphabet used to..."

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[grants-blue-eyed-stare]

Everyone was in love with him (including Chernow /j)

[mixedbagofships]

The Democrats initially had an edge with Winfield Scott Hancock and William English because they had the support of the southern states.

[sandyhookhistory]

(The exponentially more detailed version is on our FB Page) Good afternoon, everyone... Today, February 19th, is always a somber day here at Fort Hancock & Sandy Hook Proving Ground National Historic Landmark. Born in 1866, Lieutenant Peck came from the tiny village of Stone Mills in Jefferson County, New York. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY in 1887. Although originally an Artillery Officer, he transferred to the Ordnance Corps, which brought him to the Sandy Hook Proving Ground. 128 Years Ago Today... February 19th, 1895 - Lt. Peck is killed in a tragic accident at the Sandy Hook Proving Ground when a 4.7-inch caliber rapid fire gun explodes on the test range. The gun shatters in the blast, hurling steel fragments everywhere. Lieutenant Peck succumbed to his injuries almost immediately; Sergeant John Thorp was wounded, and several others narrowly escape injury. Lt. Peck was just 28 years old. Following the diaster, Lieutenant Peck was brought home for the last time, and laid to rest in his family's plot in the peaceful little cemetery behind the Stone Mills Methodist Church, just off what is now County Road 180. Seven months later, the War Department would officially rename "The Fortifications At Sandy Hook" as "Fort Winfield Scott Hancock." Six years later, a new rapid-fire 6-inch seacoast battery would be built at Ft. Hancock, in 1901. Before completion General Orders No. 105, on Oct. 9th, 1902, would see that the new battery would be named after Lieutenant Peck. Armed with two six-inch guns, it remained in use until 1943, when it was modified for 90mm guns, and became a radar platform in the early stages of the Cold War. Sadly, no service portrait, nor photos of any kind, of Lieutenant Peck have been located - we have no idea what he looked like. While his image may have been lost to the ages, however, the legacy of his service, and untimely sacrifice, has not. It lives on every day at Fort Hancock & Sandy Hook Proving Ground National Historic Landmark, as the legacy of the Officers and Soldiers who served there is preserved forever, as that is the mission of this page. Rest In Peace, Sir. (at Fort Hancock, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co2k1OzAiO6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[wdbecker]

Gods and Generals

Here is Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, a hopelessly by-the-book military instructor and devout Christian who becomes the greatest commander of the Civil War; Winfield Scott Hancock, a captain of quartermasters who quickly establishes himself as one of the finest leaders of the Union army; Joshua Chamberlain, who gives up his promising academic career and goes on to become one of the most heroic…

[ballsballsbowls]

I gave you the 1880 election because I was pretty sure you were the only person on this website who COULD give me a Certified Bad Take on Winfield Scott Hancock, and I wanted to give you that opportunity.

Hey, I noticed your last post only mentioned being tired of the current election. So you don't mind if I rehash the 2016 election on your dashboard, right? Please I have so many bad takes to share.

I'm sorry, Word, I know you and I are besties and I respect your bad takes immensely, but I'm only accepting shit takes from the 2012 election right now.

[chamberlainswifey]

Reblog me and tell me who your favorite generals are and why

Mine are the Chamberlains, Ames, Hancock, Sherman, Grant, and Buford :)

[quicksiluers]

when in doubt: it’s all sickles fault

[bardengarde]

I found this photo of Winfield Scott Hancock that I've never seen before in a civil war book I got for Christmas and I'm honestly obsessed with how much taller he is than everyone here

[pattern-53-enfield]

“Rally at Cemetery Hill”, by Don Troiani

General Winfield Scott Hancock reforms men from retreating regiments near the Cemetery Gatehouse during the battle of Gettysburg, shortly after fending off a Confederate assault by sacrificing 87% of the 1st Minnesota Volunteers.