Hazen  lived  with  his  parents  and  attended  school  until  he  was  four-
teen years  of  age,  when  he  went  to  Saco,  Maine,  and  began  life  on  his
own  account  as  an  employee  in  a  cotton  mill.  In  1860  he  began  the
trade  of  cutter  in  a  shoe  factory  at  Hopkinton,  Mass.,  remaining  there
until  August  1,  1862,  when  he  enlisted  in  Company  F.,  1st  Massachu-
setts Heavy  Artilley,  for  the  unexpired  three  years'  term,  and  after-
wards re-enlisted  on  the  battlefield  for  three  years  or  during  the  re-
mainder of  the  war.  He  participated  in  the  second  battle  of  Bull  Run
and  in  the  battles  of  Fredericksburg  road,  Harris  farm,  Cold  Harbor,
Spottsylvania  Court  House,  North  Anna  and  South  Anna.  While
guarding  a  wagon  train  he  was  captured  by  General  Mosby,  the  noted
guerrilla,  in  1864,  and  was  sent  a  prisoner  of  v^ar  to  Lynchburg,  Va. ,
being  transferred  to  Salisbury,  N.  C,  and  from  there  to  Andersonville,
where  he  was  confined  four  months.  Next  he  was  sent  to  Savannah,
Ga.,  and  in  turn  was  transferred  co  Milan,  Ga.  ;  he  was  finally  exchanged
at  West  Pulaski  and  rejoined  his  regiment.  During  all  this  time  he
was  never  under  shelter  of  any  kind.  He  was  engaged  in  the  expedi-
tion to  the  Weldon  Railroad  and  also  participated  in  the  battles  of  Boyd-
ton  road,  Petersburg,  Sailor's  Creek,  Farmville,  and  Appomattox  Court
House,  being  finally  mustered  out  in  August,  1865.
Pingree's  first  vote  was  cast  for  Abraham  Lincoln  for  president  while
a  prisoner  of  war  at  Andersonville.  The  confederates  in  charge,  want-
ing to  ascertain  the  sentiments  of  the  prisoners  upon  the  election  of
Lincoln  or  McClellan,  ordered  an  election  among  them,  giving  them
black  and  white  beans  to  represent  Lincoln  and  McClellan  respectively.
