hayes who ends up commanding a division. hancock never forgets this years later in a flowery language than i consider he writes when i was a boy i had difficulty in alexander hayes was the first assist me and extracted me for my trouble and became in that involve the nod for said difficulty himself. amazing connections between these guys. hancock is not a very good student and unlike armistead he does graduate in the class of 1844 and when he graduates he sent to the frontier to fort tauzin and which is now, and that's where in october 1844 we have the first u.s. army record of louis armistead and john hancock being together. it group of 15 officers in a remote post working together and developing their friendship or they served together for 60 months on the frontier. in 1845 they were transferred together to another remote oklahoma post where they are members of the six-member officer crew. here's the record from november of 1845. six officers and the chaplain and armistead is listed third and hancock has listed six. it's t

that class mate is alexander hayes who ends up commanding a division under hancock here at pickens charge. hayes beats up the bullies, defends hancock's honor. hancock never forgets this. years later in the flowerly language of the 19th century, he said i once had a difficulty, and alexander hayes was the first to assist me and became in aforesaid difficulty himself. i never forgot his generous action. amazing connections between these guys. hancock is not a very good student either. unlike armistead, he does graduate 18th out of 25 in the class of 1844. when he graduates, he is sent to the frontier, in what is now oklahoma, and that's where in october of 1844, we have the first u.s. army record of armistead and hancock being together. they are in a small group of 15 officers, in a very remote post on the end of the country working together and developing their friendship. they serve together for 16 months on the frontier. in 1845, they're transferred together to another remote oklahoma post, ft. washita, where they're members, it was a six-member officer crew. only six officers. here's a

and one time he gets -- that classmate is alexander hayes, who ends up commanding a division. hayes beats up the bully, in hancocks honor. hancock never forgets this. years later, in the flower language of the 19th century, he writes, when i was a boy, i once had difficulty and alexander hays was the first to assist me. and then expecting me for my troubles he became involved himself. i never forgot his generous actions, amazing connections. hancock is not a very good skill either, and like armistead he graduates in 1844. he is sent to the front here to fort townsend, what is now oklahoma. and that's where in october of 1844 we have the first record of louis armistead and hancock being together. they are in a small group of 15 officers. working together and developing their friendship. they served for 16 months on the frontier. in 1845, -- they are members of a -- here is a record from 1845. six officers, and hancock is listed sixth. it's also the first time that we have a record of hancock and armistead being together that is not an army. record i was able to get a copy of a