William B. Hazen

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William Babcock Hazen (1830-1887) - Born 27 Sep 1830, West Hartford, Vermont. Died 16 Jan 1887, Washington, D.C. and buried in Arlington Cemetery.

Hazen received an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1851, graduated 1 Jul 1855, and was assigned to the 4th U.S. Infantry as a brevet 2nd lieutenant.

Rogue River Indian War

His first duty assignment was at Fort Reading, Shasta County, California. During the Rogue River Indian War he was assigned to Fort Lane in southwestern Oregon, where he was engaged in skirmishes at Applegate Creek on January 3, 1856, and at Big Kanyon on the 12th of February. Hazen conducted the Rogue River Indians to the Grande Ronde Reservation that same year. He sited and began construction on Fort Yamhill, Oregon, in 1856. He left Fort Yamhill in April 1857 to join his regiment in Texas and was replaced by Lt. Philip H. Sheridan who continued the construction on Fort Yamhill.

Texas Frontier

In 1858 he was on frontier duty conducting recruits to Texas, with his headquarters at Fort Davis, Jeff Davis County, Texas. In 1859 he was engaged in scouting and participated in actions against Kickapoo Indians on 20 Mar and 5 Oct 1859 and against Comanches on 3 Nov 1859. In the action against the Comanches Lt. Hazen was severely wounded but he remained in the field for four days before he was placed upon a horse and sent back to Fort Inge.

U.S. Civil War Years

At the start of the U.S. Civil War 2nd Lt. Hazen was assistant instructor of infantry tactics at the United States Military Academy. He remained there until 18 Sep 1861 and was promoted in April to 1st Lt., to captain on 14 May. He recruited the 41st U.S. Ohio Infantry Volunteer Regiment, and became its colonel on 29 Oct 1861.

He defended the Ohio frontier and took part in operations in Kentucky. He took command of a brigade on January 6, 1862, and served with distinction at the Battle of Shiloh, or Pittsburg Landing, as it was called by the Confederates, on April 6-7, 1862; he was in the siege of Corinth April 29 to June 5 of that year. In the battle of Stone's River, October 12, 1862, he protected the left wing of the army from being turned by simultaneous assaults in front and flank. In the operations resulting in the battle of Chickamauga Hazen commanded a brigade, and at Missionary Ridge he captured eighteen pieces of artillery.

Father: Stillman Hazen (1792-1880) Born 3 Aug 1792 in Hartford, Virginia. Died 12 Jun 1880 in Hiram, Ohio.

Mother: Ferona Fenno (1796-1864) Born 17 Sep 1796 in Westmoreland, New Hampshire. Died 23 Sep 1864 in Talleyrand, Iowa

Marriage:

• Mildred McLean (1850-1931) Married 15 Feb 1871 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Born 1850, Cincinnati, Ohio. Died 21 Feb 1931.

Children:

• John McLean Hazen (1876-1898) Born 24 Oct 1876. Died 25 Sep 1898.

Assignments:

• (1851-1855) Cadet, United States Military Academy, Class of 1855
• (1855-????) Bvt. 2nd Lt., 4th U.S. Infantry, Fort Reading, Shasta County, California
• (????-1856) Bvt. 2nd Lt., 4th U.S. Infantry, Fort Lane, Oregon
• (1856-1857) ????, 4th U.S. Infantry, Fort Yamhill, Oregon
• (1857-1858) ????, ????, on leave awaiting orders
• (1859-????) ????, ????, Fort Inge, Texas
• (????-1861) 2nd Lt., United States Military Academy, Asst. Instructor of Infantry Tactics
• (1880-1887) Chief Signal Officer, USA

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