BG William Babcock Hazen, a proven combat leader, was able to earn, and sometimes required to demand, the respect of his subordinates. Officers during the Civil War were most often selected and promoted from within their own ranks and “an officer who stepped in to take command from outside the unit faced a far more difficult task.” Units were formed regionally and bonded by homeland associations. In three years (January 3, 1862 to May 23, 1865) Hazen, a native of Vermont, progressed from being
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was born on June 24, 1842 in Meigs County, Ohio. His parents, Marcus Aurelius Bierce and Laura Sherwood Bierce, had thirteen children, and Ambrose was the tenth of the thirteen. Ambrose’s idiosyncratic father decided to start the names of all thirteen of his children with the letter A. His family was poor, so his parents decided to move to Ohio, like many other families, in hopes that the westward expansion might help them financially. When they realized the riches they
particular had more importance than the others did. The Battle at Fort Macalister, a Battle led by General William Babcock Hazen ensured the success of the Savannah Campaign and led to the eventual seizure of the city itself. General William Babcock Hazen commanded the Fifteenth Corps, Army of the Tennessee , the unit that General Sherman ultimately chose to take Fort Macalister. General Hazen after graduating from West Point in 1855 at the age of 25 was posted to Indian country in Oregon as well