William Babcock Hazen
Born: Sep 27 1830, West Hartford VT
Died: Jan 16 1887, District of Columbia
Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington VA
Pre-War: West Point Class of 1855, frontier service in Oregon and Texas, instructor at West Point.
War Service:
1861 Capt. of 8th US Infantry, Oct 1861 Col. of 41st Ohio, commanded 19th Bde/4th Divn at Shiloh, Perryville, commanded 2nd Bde/2nd Divn/XIV Corps at Stone's River, Nov 1862 appointed BG Vols, Tullahoma, commanded 2nd Bde/2nd Divn/XXI Corps at Chickamauga, commanded 2nd Bde/3rd Divn/IV Corps at Chattanooga, Knoxville, Atlanta campaign, commanded 2nd Divn/XV Corps, March to the Sea, Dec 1864 promoted BG Vols, Carolinas campaign
Post War: Army service, fought Indians, observer in Franco-Prussian war.
USMA, 1855, age 25; 1st Lieutenant, 8th Infantry, USA, 1 Apr 61; Captain, 14 May 64; Colonel 41st Ohio Infantry, 29 Oct 61; Brig. Gen. Vols., 29 Nov 62; Maj. Gen. Vols., 13 Dec 64; Colonel 38th Infantry, USA, 28 Jul 66; Brig. Gen. and Chief Signal Officer, USA, 15 Dec 80; Brevetted five times for gallant and meritorious service during the war, including once for gallantry in the the capture of Fort Mcallister, GA; died 16 Jan 87.
He moved to Hiram, Ohio at a young age and became a close friend of James Garfield. Graduated from West Point at age 25. Fought in Texas and was severely wounded in a fight with Comanches in 1859. Became Colonel of 41st Ohio and commanded a brigade in Buell’s Army on the second day at Shiloh. He fought at Perryville, Stone’s River, Tullahoma, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Atlanta, the March to the Sea and in the Carolinas. He commanded the 2nd Division of the XV Corps and in May 1865, led the Corps in the Grand Review in Washington, DC. After the war, he returned to the regular army and was appointed Colonel of the 38th Infantry and later BG in the Signal Corps. Hazen died in Washington on January 16, 1887 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Sources:
Revised Roster, pp 679, 737.
Biographical Links:
Hazen, William B., biography (History Centeral)
Hazen, William B., 2nd biography (Texas Online)
Hazen, William B., biography (Columbia Encyclopedia)
Hazen, William B., biography (Virtual American Biographies)
Hazen, William B., prints and posters
Hazen, William B., biograph (encyclopedia.com)
Hazen, William B., obituary (New York Times)
