General Winfield Scott Hancock - Washington, D.C.
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A sculpture of General Winfield Scott Hancock is located near the United States Navy Memorial in the Penn Quarter neighborhood of Washington, D.C., USA.
Waymark Code: WM81Q7
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 01/10/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member condor1
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In this sculpture, General Hancock is riding a horse. He's holding a pair of binoculars in his right hand and his horse's reins with his left hand.

From the Kitty Tours website:

Subject: Winfield Scott Hancock
Year: 1896
Sculptor: Henry Jackson Ellicott
Location: Market Square (Pennsylvania Ave. & 7th)

Hancock (1824-1886) graduated from West Point in 1844, then served in the Mexican War, Seminole War, and out west. He assisted Gen. George McClellan in organizing the Army of the Potomac and fought at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. His horse was shot out from under him at Gettysburg but he continued to command the troops. A tall, good-looking, dignified man, he was referred to by McClellan as "Hancock the Superb."

Hancock ran against General James A. Garfield as the Democratic candidate for the Presidency in 1880 and lost by only 10,000 votes.

TITLE: General Winfield Scott Hancock

ARTIST(S): Henry Jackson Ellicott

DATE: Commissioned March 2, 1889. Dedicated May 12, 1896.

MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: Red Beach Maine granite.

CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 77002498

Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]

PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Seventh Street & Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia.

DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The Smithsonian Art Inventory page states that Hancock has "his proper right hand on his sword." However, he is actually holding a pair of binoculars in his right hand.
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