Identity:
Lazelle was a professional soldier.
Life:
A classmate of JW at the United States Military Academy at West Point, he served against the Apaches, then as Colonel in the New York Cavalry Volunteers during theCivil War. He was Commandant of Cadets, West Point, 1879-1882.
Bibliography:
Cullum Memorial Edition, Register of Graduates and former cadets, United States Militery Academy, West Point, 1980; Who Was Who in America: Historical Volume 1607-1896, Chicago, 1963.