William Babcock Hazen
Born: September 27, 1830
Birthplace: West Hartford, Connecticut
Father: Stillman Hazen 1792 – 1880
Mother: Ferona Fenno 1796 – 1864
Wife: Mildred McLean 1847 – 1931
(Buried: Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.)
Children:
Mary Hazen 1872 – 1872
(Buried: Fort Buford Cemetery, Fort Buford, North Dakota)
John McLean Hazen 1876 – 1898
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Education:
1855: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (28th in class)
Occupation before War:
1855: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Infantry
1855: Frontier Duty at Fort Reading, California
1855 – 1861: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 8th Infantry Regiment
1855: Frontier Duty at Fort Lane, Oregon
1856: Scout for the United States Army
1856: Served in two skirmishes at Applegate Creek & Big Canyon
1856: Conductor of Rogue Indians to Grande Ronde Reservation
1856 – 1857: Frontier Duty at Fort Yamhill, Oregon
1858: Conductor of U.S. Army Recruits to Texas
1858: Frontier Duty at Fort Davis, Texas
1858: U.S. Army Scout against the Apache Indians
1858: Served in the Skirmish at Guadalupe Mountains
1859: Frontier Duty at Fort Inge, Texas
1859: Served in Skirmishes with Kickapoo Indians on the Nueces
1859: Brevetted 1st Lt. for Gallantry and Conduct against Indians
1859: Wounded in the Skirmishes with Comanche Indians on Yanno
1861: 1st Lt. United States Army, 8th Infantry Regiment
1861: Assistant Infantry Tactics Instructor at West Point
1861: Declined Captain of United States Army, 17th Infantry Regiment
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1866: Captain, United States Army 8th Infantry Regiment
1861: Recruiter and Organizer of Volunteers in Cleveland, Ohio
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 41st Ohio Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
1862: Served in the Siege of Corinth, Mississippi
1862: Repairing the Nashville and Decatur Railroad
1862: Union Army Commander of Murfreesboro, Tennessee
1862: Served in the Movement to Louisville, Kentucky
1862: Served in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky
1862 – 1863: Served in pursuit of the Confederate Army
1862 – 1864: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1862 – 1863: Served in the Battle of Stones River, Tennessee
1863: Union Army Commander of troops in Tennessee Valley
1863: Served in the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia
1863: Brevetted Major for Gallantry at Battle of Chickamauga
1863: Served in the movement of 52 pontoons to Brown’s Ferry
1863: Captured the 19th Alabama Infantry, at Orchard Knob
1863: Brevetted Lt. Colonel for Gallantry, Battle of Chattanooga
1863 – 1864: Served in the fighting against Longstreet
1864: Union Army Commander of Lenoir
1864: Served in pursuit of Longstreet, from Knoxville, to Morristown
1864: Served in the Atlanta, Georgia Campaign
1864: Brevetted Colonel for Gallantry in Capture of Atlanta, Georgia
1864: Served in pursuit of Hood’s Army to Gadsden, Alabama
1864: Served in Sherman’s March to the Sea
1864: Served in the Assault and Capture of Fort McAllister, Georgia
1864 – 1866: Major General of Union Army, Volunteers
1865: Served in the Carolina’s Campaign
1865: Constructed a road from Beaufort to Port Royal, South Carolina
1865: Builder of Trestle Bridge in 18 hours, Over Lynch’s Creek
1865: Brevetted Brig. General, U.S. Army for capture of Fort McAllister
1865: Brevetted Major General, U.S. Army for his service in the war
1865: Served at the Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina
1865: Served in the Movement from Goldsboro to Raleigh, North Carolina
1865: Present at the Surrender of Johnston at Durham Station
1865: Served in the March to Richmond, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
1865: Union Army Commander of 15th Army Corps
1865 – 1866: Union Army Commander, District of Middle Tennessee
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on January 15th
Occupation after War:
1861 – 1866: Captain, United States Army, 8th Infantry Regiment
1866: Member of Board of officers, to recommend Brevet Promotions
1866: Acting Inspector General, U.S. Army, Department of the Platte
1866 – 1869: Colonel of United States Army, 38th Infantry Regiment
1869 – 1880: Colonel of United States Army, 6th Infantry Regiment
1880 – 1887: Brigadier General, and Chief Signal Officer for U.S. Army
Died: January 16, 1887
Place of Death: Washington, D.C.
Cause of Death: Coma from diabetes mellitus
Age at time of Death: 56 years old
Burial Place: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
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