Lewis Armistead
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Lewis Addison Armistead was a career United States Army officer who became a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. On July 3, 1863, as part of Pickett's Charg
Armistead, c. 1861–1863
Winfield Scott Hancock
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Winfield Scott Hancock was a major general in the United States Army and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880. He served with distinction in the Army for four decades, inc
Lewis Armistead
…Captain Armistead was in command of the small garrison at the New San Diego Depot in San Diego, which was occupied in 1860. He was a close friend of Winfield Scott Hancock, serving with him as a quartermaster in Los Angeles, before the Civil War. Accounts say that in a farewell party before leaving to join the Confederate…
Hancock, c. 1860s
Birthplace of Winfield Scott Hancock historical depiction taken from biography
General Winfield Scott Hancock
Major General Winfield Scott Hancock. From the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress