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Civil War Soldiers - Hazen
| Hazen, William B., major-general, U.S.
Army, was born in West Hartford, Vt., Sept. 27, 1830. In 1833 his
parents removed to Huron, Ohio. He was graduated at the United States
military academy in 1855, was on duty in California and Oregon until
1857, and was then on the Texas frontier, where he distinguished
himself in numerous engagements with Indians, and was severely
wounded. He served for a time as assistant professor of infantry
tactics at West Point, was promoted 1st lieutenant, April 6, 1861, and
captain, May 14, 1861. In the autumn of 1861 he organized the 41st
Ohio volunteers, of which he became colonel, Oct. 29, and commanded in
the defenses of the Ohio frontier and in Kentucky. He was given
command of a brigade, Jan. 6, 1862, was engaged at Shiloh, the siege
of Corinth, and the battle of Perryville, and his conduct was such as
to win him promotion on Nov. 29, 1862, to the rank of brigadier-
general. His brigade, by a well executed movement at Brown's ferry,
enabled the army at Chattanooga to receive supplies, and at Missionary
ridge he captured 18 pieces of field artillery. He commanded the 2nd
division of the 15th army corps in the Atlanta campaign and in
Sherman's march to the sea, and for his action in attacking and
capturing Fort McAllister, Dec. 13, 1864, he was promoted
major-general of volunteers the same day. He was present at Johnston's
surrender, and was given command of the 15th army corps, May 19, 1865,
commanding it until it was disbanded, Aug. 1 of that year. He was
brevetted in the regular army lieutenant- colonel and colonel, Sept.
1, 1864, brigadier- and major-general March 13, 1865. He was mustered
out of the volunteer service in 1866, promoted colonel of the 38th
infantry, and was transferred to the 6th infantry in 1869. He was in
Paris, France, during the Franco- Prussian war, was U. S. military
attache at Vienna during the Russo-Turkish war, and in the interval
between these European visits was stationed at Fort Buford, where he
made revelations of the practices of post traders which resulted in
implicating Secretary of War Belknap. He succeeded Gen. Meyer as chief
signal- officer in 1880, with the rank of brigadier-general, and
during his service in this capacity introduced the cold wave signal
and inaugurated many reforms which greatly increased the efficiency of
the service. For his conduct in regard to the Arctic exploring
expedition of Lieut. Greely, and for severely censuring Secretary
Lincoln for not sending out a relief expedition, Gen. Hazen was tried
by court-martial and reprimanded. He died in Washington, D. C., Jan.
16, 1887. Source: The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal
States 1861-1865, Volume 8 Biographical, 1908
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