Although General Winfield Scott Hancock (1824-86) was best known for his
bravery during the Civil War, he had a long career in postwar service.  As
commander of the military district governing Texas and Louisiana beginning
in 1867, he was responsible for carrying out U.S. Indian policy.  This
engraving shows Hancock, at center right, ordering the burning of a
Cheyenne village in retaliation for a murderous Indian rampage along the
Smoky Hill Road to Denver.  While many criticized the way Indian policy
was handled by the army, Hancock's personal popularity was so strong that
he was the Democratic nominee for President in 1880.