[gorush]

But is this same fellow Winfield Scott Hancock? If not who is Hancock, if so, why the confusion (mine) over "Hancock"?

[neverdem]

He was Winfield Scott Hancock, born on February 14, 1824 near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. And in 1881, he was elected the sixth president of the National Rifle Association.

HOLDING FOR THE UNION CAUSE

Named after the military hero Winfield Scott, Winfield Scott Hancock served ably as an infantry lieutenant in Indian Territory, and then as an officer in the Mexican War

That's from the text near the start of the article. Check dates of birth.