Winfield Scott Hancock (2) Autograph Letters Signed - "I did not even know until late in the day that an attack on Petersburg had been directed" 温菲尔德-斯科特-汉考克（Winfield Scott Hancock，1824-1886 年）是美国陆军少将，在盖茨堡战役中表现出色，后来在 1867 年被称为 "汉考克战争 "的灾难性战役中指挥卡斯特和第七骑兵团与夏安族人作战。两封温菲尔德-斯科特-汉考克的 ALS，都是写给威廉-法拉尔-"秃子"-史密斯将军的：一封 ALS 署名为 "Winf'd S. Hancock, Major Gen. U.S. Vols."，两张相邻的纸上共三页，7.75 x 9.75，1865 年 12 月 12 日，内容是关于他对 "格兰特中将的官方报告中的一段话......我对彼得斯堡的敌军及其防御力量一无所知。我甚至直到当天晚些时候才知道有人要进攻彼得斯堡。在得知您在那里参战并攻占了敌人的一些工事后，我尽快赶往战场与您会合。我对您的判断力很有信心，因为我在您指挥部任职时曾与您有过交往，而且我认为您很可能了解有关'局势'的所有情况，因此我提出让我当时近在咫尺的两个师协助您"；还有一份署名为 "温弗德-S-汉考克 "的 ALS，两张相邻的纸上共四页，5.5 x 8.25，1880 年 6 月 4 日，其中部分内容是："您没有来过这个 A.A.司令部："你今天上午没有如约前来......米切尔仍然是个病人。下次来见我时，请在上班时间单独前来。总体状况良好。随书附有 20 世纪初古董书商欧内斯特-德雷斯尔-诺斯（Ernest Dressel North）的原始销售文件夹。

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