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          The Friendship of General Hancock and Armistead

          Armistead (left) and Hancock (right) were good friends for 17 years and both wounded during Pickett's Charge during the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg.
          Photo Courtesy of Fine Art America

          When the Civil War began in 1861, many families and friendships were torn apart.

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          6. It was a difficult war and it was hard when people signed up knowing there was a very strong possibility of not seeing their family and friends again, and it was even more difficult knowing that they were going to have to fight against a close friend or relative because of this war.

          This was the case for two friends on opposing sides during the Civil War, General Hancock of the Union army and General Armistead of the Confederate army. 

          General Winfield Scott Hancock was born on Feb. 14, 1824, in Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania.

          According to History.com, Hancock attended Norristown Academy briefly until 1840 when a congressman nominated Hancock to the U