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Tag Archives: Almira Russell Hancock
On The Eve Of War: Los Angeles, California
On April 24, 1861, a Pony Express Rider carried the news into San Francisco, California: Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina had been fired upon. The account was not unexpected and released a flurry of activity along the coast … Continue reading
Generals in the Garden?
The first day of spring was March 20, and signs of spring are definitely starting in Virginia. As I’ve been watching my little window-box plants sprout, I remembered some stories about Civil War generals who liked to garden. I’m sure … Continue reading
Hancock’s Response To The 1880 Election Results
As I’m writing this on the evening to November 4 to be published in the morning of the 5th, the modern presidential election remains undecided. I’ve spent the day keeping an eye on projections and results until my head was … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Federal, Politics
Tagged Almira Russell Hancock, election, Election of 1880, politics, primary source, Winfield S. Hancock
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“To Defy The Predictions Of The Universe”: A Wedding Goes Crazy, The Love Story Goes Well
It’s February 14 and Valentine’s Day… So that means I get to bless (or torture) you with a blog post about a historic love story. Now, did you know that February 14 also happens to be a Union general’s birthday? … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Leadership--Federal, Primary Sources
Tagged Almira Russell Hancock, Valentine's Day, Winfield S. Hancock
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Historic Pianos and Music – Postscript
There’s one more story about music and a piano in Mrs. Hancock’s book. It’s not quite clear when this event took place, but since she references President Pierce, it probably happened in Missouri when Winfield Hancock was still a captain. … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian
Tagged Almira Russell Hancock, Civil War music, native americans, piano, Winfield Scott Hancock
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Almira Hancock: An Officer’s Bride, Adventuress, & Homemaker (Part 2)
She opened the telegram, took a deep breath, and read aloud in a low voice: “I am severely wounded, not mortally. Join me at once in Philadelphia. Parker and Miller, I fear, are gone up.”[i] Wounded, not mortally. Join me … Continue reading
Almira Hancock: An Officer’s Bride, Adventuress, & Homemaker (Part 1)
As the officers congratulated her husband and the ladies offered advice for folding dresses in traveling trunks, she glanced up at the map of America and shook her head resolutely. She had already lived in dilapidated military barracks in Missouri, … Continue reading