Hazen, William Babcock, 1830-1887
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Name (Latin)
Hazen, William Babcock, 1830-1887
Other forms of name
Hazen, W. B. (William Babcock), 1830-1887
Date of birth
1830-09-27
Date of death
1887-01-16
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- NUCMC data from Nantucket Historical Association, Research Center for Nantucket cable collection, 1882-1901(General W.B. Hazen; chief of U.S. Army Signal Corps)
- LC data base, 5-30-91(hdg.: Hazen, William Babcock, 1830-1887; usage: William B. Hazen)
- WwWA, Hist. v.(Hazen, William Babcock; 1830-1887; army officer; s. of Stillman and Sophrona (Fenno) H.; married Mildred McLean; grad., U.S. Milit. Acad.; comdr., 15th Corps, Tenn. Army during Civil War; responsible for forcing Gen'l Custer not to attack Kiowas, 1868; chief, U.S. Army Signal Corps; organ. of Greely expedition, 1881)
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William Babcock Hazen - Brady-Handy
Mathew Benjamin Brady
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File:Théobald Chartran - Mildred Hazen Dewey - S-NPG.86.143 - National Portrait Gallery.jpg
Théobald Chartran
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File:William Babcock Hazen - Brady-Handy.jpg
Mathew Benjamin Brady
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Wikipedia description:
William Babcock Hazen (September 27, 1830 – January 16, 1887) was a career United States Army officer who served in the Indian Wars, as a Union general in the American Civil War, and as Chief Signal Officer of the U.S. Army. His most famous service was defending "Hell's Half Acre" at the Battle of Stones River in 1862, and seizing Fort McAllister, Georgia, in December 1864, which allowed William Sherman to capture Savannah at the end of his March to the Sea.
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