Charles Edward Hazlett
Born: October 15, 1838
Birthplace: Newark, Ohio
Father: Robert Hazlett 1796–1860
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio)
Mother: Lucy Welles Reed Hazlett 1804–1868
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio)
Education:
Briefly attended Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio
Accepted to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.
During his first year at the academy, he was court-martialed and suspended for several months
1861: Graduated from the United States Military Academy on May 6, 15th of 45 in his class
Civil War History:
1861: Assigned to the 2nd U.S. Cavalry as a 2nd lieutenant
1861: Promoted to 1st lieutenant and transferred to Battery D, 5th U.S. Artillery
1861: Participated in the Battle of First Bull Run
1862: Participated in the Peninsula Campaign
1862: Participated in the Siege of Yorktown
1862: Participated in the Seven Days Battles
1862: Participated in the Battle of Second Bull Run in command of the Battery
1862: Participated in the Battle of Antietam
1862: Participated in the Battle of Fredericksburg
1863: Participated in the Battle of Chancellorsville
1863: On the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Hazlett helped to defend his battery position at Little Round Top. The battery had been engaged only about an hour, when Hazlett attended to the mortally wounded Brig. General Weed, and was shot, possibly by a sniper at the Devil's Den.
Died: July 2, 1863
Time of Death: 8pm
Age at Death: 24 years old
Place of Death: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Cause of Death: Gunshot wound to the head
Burial Place: Originally buried at the Jacob Weikert house near Little Round Top
Reinterred to: Woodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio
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