HAZEN
HEAD
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
