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teers, Oct. 29, 1861, and commanded his rejj:iment in the defence of the Oliiu frontier and in raids in Kentucky. He was with Bueil's army at Pittsburg Landing, the siege of Corinth, and at Perry - ville, and in the operations of the army com- manded the 10th brigade. 4th division, army of the Ohio. His skill in defending the left wing of the army at Stone's River, Oct. 12, 1862, when beset in front and in the rear by a large Confederate force, gained for him promotion, Nov. 29, 18G2, to the rank i>f brigadier-general. His brigade made a way for tiie supply train to reach the army at Chattanooga, October 27, by way of Bro\\Ti"s Ferry, and at Missionary Ridge he captured eight- een pieces of artillery. He commanded the 2d division of the loth army corps in the Atlanta cam- paign and on Sherman's march to the sea. For his movement in attacking and capturing Fort McAllister, Dec. 13, 1864, he was recommended for promotion by General Sherman to the rank of major-general of volunteers on the same day of his victory. He was present at Johnston's surrender, and was given command of the 15th army corps, May 19, 186.1, relinquishing his com- mand on the disbandment of the corps, Aug. 1, 1865. He was brevetted lieutenant-colonel and colonel. Sept. 1, 1864, brigadier- general, March 13, 1865. and major-general of volunteers, April 20, 18G5, to rank from Dec. 13, 1864. He was mus- tered out of the volunteer .service in 1866 and 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, for the purpose of studying European war meth- ods, 1780-71; was at Fort Buford. Dak., in 1871- 72. and made revelations of the pi-actices of post- traders which resulted in implicating Secretary of War Belknap. He was in Eui'ope as military attach^ at Vienna, during the Russo-Turkisli war, 1876-77. He was promoted to the rank of brigadier-general, Dec. 8, 1880, and was made general signal officer as successor to Gen. Albert J. Myer, deceased. Under his direction the expe- dition of Lieut. A. W. Greely to Lady Franklin Bay and one under Lieutenant Ray to Point Bar- row, Alaska, to make meteorological observations and establish i>ermanent international polar sta- tions were carried out. He also sent out Lieu- tenant Beebe in the Xcptune early in June, 1883, and Lieut. E. A. Garlington in the Protons, com- manded by Capt. Richard Pike, June 29, to the relief of Lieutenant Greely, and on the return of both expeditions without accomplishing the object of their purpose. General Hazen urged upon the secretary of war the immediate necessity of sending out a sealer to his rescue. His rec- ommendation was not acted on and General Hazen was severely censured for the conduct of the two relief expeditions, and in the court-martial of

Lieut. E. A. Garlington, in charge of the Proteus, begun Jan. 3, 1883, while Garlington was "not held to further accountability" and was com- mended for "zeal, energy and efficiency," the failure of the expedition was attributed to " grave errors and omissions " of the chief signal officer of the army. On Dec. 17, 1883, President Arthur appointed a commis.sion headed by Gen- eral Hazen to receive plans and suggestions for a new relief expedition in 1884, which resulted in the rescue of the explorer and his party. For severely censuring Secretary Lincoln for his con- duct in planning the relief expeditions General Hazen was court-martialed and reprimanded His work in the signal service bureau was of great value, and he introduced the cold wave signal and many reforms by which he vastly improved the service. He was married to Mildred, daughter of Washington McLean of Cincinnati, Ohio, and their only child, Jolm McLean, was killed bj- a fall of his horse at Tompkinsville, X.Y., Sept. 24, 1898. Mrs. Hazen was married Nov. 9, 1899, to Admiral George Dewey. General Hazen published: The School and the Army in Germany and France xcith a Diary of Siege-Life in Versailles (1872); Barren Lands in the Interior of the United States (1874); and A Narrative of Military Service (1885). He died in Washington, D.C, Jan. 16, 1887.

HAZEWELL, Charles Creighton, journalist, was born in Cranston, R. I., Oct. 1, 1814. He learned the printer's trade in the office of the Providence Jownal. He was employed in Boston on the Advocate and afterward on the Post. He then edited the Xantucket Islander and subse- quently the Concord Freeman. He removed to Columbus, Ohio, in 1845. where he edited the Statesman and was afterward editor and proprietor of the Western Peserve, which was short lived. He returned to Massachusetts and was editor of the Middlesex Freeman, Concord. He was a repre- sentative in the state legislature, 1852, and a delegate to the state constitutional convention of 1853. He then went to Boston as editor of the Atlas, was later connected with the Times and in 1857-83 with the Traveler. He had a remarkable memory and was an able biographer and histo- rian, lie died in Revere, Mass., Oct. 6, 1883.

HAZZARD, Daniel, governor of Delaware, was born on Broadkiln Neck, Del., May 18, 1781. He was an ensign in Captain Peter Wright's company during the war of 1812. He was justice of the peace for many years; governor of the state, 1830-33; state senator, 1834; associate justice of the supreme court, 1844-47, and a member of the constitutional convention in 1852. He died on Broadkiln Neck, Del., July 8, 1864.

HEAD, Natt, governor of New Hampshire, was born in Hooksett, N.H., May 20, 1828: .son of John and Anna (Brown) Head; grandson of Nathanael