William Babcock Hazen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Union Army general
Date of Birth: 27-Sep-1830
Place of Birth: West Hartford, Vermont, United States
Date of Death: 16-Jan-1887
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About William Babcock Hazen
- 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.
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- 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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Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Brady-Handy Photograph Collection. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpbh.00780. CALL NUMBER: LC-BH82- 308 A <P&P>[P&P]
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| Description | American photographer, war photographer, photojournalist and journalist | ||
| Date of birth/death | 18 May 1822 | 15 January 1896 | |
| Location of birth/death | Warren County | Manhattan | |
| Work period | from 1844 until circa 1887 | ||
| Work location | New York City, Washington, D.C. | ||
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Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Brady-Handy Photograph Collection. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpbh.00780. CALL NUMBER: LC-BH82- 308 A <P&P>[P&P]
License: CC-PD-Mark
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