LC control no. | n 91053584 |
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Personal name heading | Hazen, William Babcock, 1830-1887 |
Variant(s) | Hazen, W. B. (William Babcock), 1830-1887 |
Found in | 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) |