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Wounded in attempt to rescue Burns, VII., 331-332.

Aids John Brown's schemes, VII., 413 et seq.

Raises negro regiment, VIII., 275. High Bridge, Va., Battle at, IX., 124-126. Hildreth, Richard, IX., 284.

Hill, Gen. Ambrose P. (Confed.).

Sent against Wallace, VIII., 42.
At Williamsburg, VIII., 171-173.
At Mechanicsville, VIII., 190–191.
At Gaines' Mill, VIII., 192.

At Peach Orchard, VIII., 193-194.
At Glendale, VIII., 195-196.
At Cedar Mountain, VIII., 202–204.
At second Bull Run, VIII., 206–210.
At Antietam, VIII., 225-229.
At Shepherdstown Ford, VIII., 229.
At Fredericksburg, VIII., 233-235.
At Chancellorsville, VIII., 295-303.

Joins Longstreet at Chambersburg, VIII.,
336.

At Gettysburg, VIII., 338-345.
Repulsed at Bristoe Station, VIII., 406.
At Kelly's Ford and Rappahannock Sta-
tion, VIII., 406–407.

At Mine Run, VIII., 408-409.

At the Wilderness, VIII., 429-436.

At Spottsylvania Court House, VIII., 438, 443-446.

At the North Anna, VIII., 447-448.

At the Pamunkey, VIII., 449.
At Cold Harbor, VIII., 454-455.
At Jerusalem Plank Road, IX., 39.
At Globe Tavern, IX., 43.
At Reams' Station, IX., 44-45.
At Poplar Spring Church, IX., 46.
Fails to intercept Warren, IX., 49.
At Hatcher's Run, IX., 112-114.
Killed, IX., 120.

Hill, Benjamin H.

Urges whites to vote against conventions,
IX., 387.

Saves Georgia for the whites, IX., 428.
Hill, Gen. Daniel H. (Confed.).

At Williamsburg, VIII., 172-173.

At Fair Oaks or Seven Pines, VIII., 177-
178.

At Mechanicsville, VIII., 190-191.
At Gaines' Mill, VIII., 192.

At Peach Orchard, VIII., 193-194.

At Malvern Hill, VIII., 196-197.
At South Mountain, VIII., 221-223.
At Antietam, VIII., 225-229.

At McLemore's Cove, VIII., 370–371.

Hill, Gen. Daniel H.-Continued.

At Chickamauga, VIII., 372-377.
At Kinston, IX., 102.

Hise

Arranges for exchange of prisoners, IX., 136.

Hill, David Jayne, Delegate to peace conference, X., 254.

Hill, Isaac, Recommends change in Bank directors, VI., 348.

Hill, James J., Organizes the Northern Securities Company, X., 223.

Hill, M. C., Organizes Philharmonic Society, IX., 303.

Hill, Mark L., On compromise committee, VI.,

211.

Hill, Thomas, X., 456.
Hillhouse, James.

On Jay's treaty, IV., 279.

Introduces Alien Act, IV., 368.

Votes against Louisiana purchase, V., 37.
Opposes Jefferson, V., 187.

Proposes repeal of embargo, V., 219.
Delegate to Hartford Convention, VI.,

59.

Hillsborough, Lord.

Orders Massachusetts to rescind her circular, II., 258.

Announces repeal of duties on British goods, II., 266.

Hillsborough, N. C., Captured by Loyalists, III., 278.

Hillyar, Capt. James, Defeats Porter, V., 489

492.

Hilo, Honolulu, Population of, in 1910, I., 9. Hilton Head, Capture of Fort Walker at,

VIII., 71-72.

Hinckley, Thomas, Reëlected governor of Plymouth, I., 356.

Hindman, Major Jacob.

At battle of Chippawa, V., 424-426.
At battle of Lundy's Lane, V., 428-430.
At Fort Erie, V., 431-434.

Hindman, Gen. Thomas C. (Confed.).
Efforts of, to revive Confederate cause in
Arkansas, VIII., 256.

Defeated at Prairie Grove, VIII., 259.
At McLemore's Cove, VIII., 370–371.
At Chickamauga, VIII., 373-377.

At Chattanooga, VIII., 384-385.
At Kolb's Farm, VIII., 478-479.
Hinks, Maj.-Gen. Edward W. (Fed.), At Pe-
tersburg, IX., 32.

Hinoyoosa, Alexander de, Surrenders to the English, I., 303.

Hise, Elijah.

Sent to Guatemala, VII., 265.

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Signs treaties with Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, VII., 266; X., 230. Hisgen, Thomas L., Nominated for Presidency, X., 275.

Hitchcock, Ethan A., Becomes Secretary of the Interior, X., 74, 251.

Hitchcock, Frank H., Becomes PostmasterGeneral, X., 276.

Hoar, Ebenezer Rockwood.

Becomes Attorney-General, IX., 400.
Appointed Alabama claims commissioner,
IX., 417.

Resigns, IX., 439-440.
Hoar, George F.

Secures repeal of Tenure-of-Office Act, IX., 401; X., 26.

Member of Electoral Commission, IX., 476.

Opposes ratification of treaty of Paris, X., 185.

Hobart, Garret A., Elected Vice-President, X., 72-73.

Hobkirk Hill, Battle of, III., 254.
Hoboken, N. J., Founded, I., 308.
Hobson, Brig.-Gen. Edward H. (Fed.), Pur-
sues Morgan, VIII., 366.

Hobson, Richmond P.

Sinks the Merrimack at Santiago, X., 124

127.

Imprisonment and release of, X., 127.
Hodge, Charles, IX., 279.

Hodgson, Robert, Persecution of, I., 299.
Hoffman, Charles Fenno, IX., 288.
Hoke, Maj.-Gen. Robert F. (Confed.).
At Gettysburg, VIII., 341-345.

At Kelly's Ford and Rappahannock Sta-
tion, VIII., 406-407.

At Cold Harbor, VIII., 452-455.
At Stephenson's Depot, IX., 29–30.

At Petersburg, IX., 36–37.

At Globe Tavern, IX., 43.

At Hatcher's Run, IX., 47.

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Holy Cross Mountain

Holdup, Lieut. Thomas, At battle of Lake Erie, V., 393-397.

Hollaendaer, Peter, Succeeds Minuit, I., 196.
Holland.

Emigration of the Puritans to, I., 205.
Joins the Armed Neutrality, III., 228, 236-

237.

Signs treaty with colonies, III., 229.
Loans money to colonies, III., 234.
Coast of, blockaded by England, V., 166.
British trade with, interdicted by Napoleon,
V., 185.

Reciprocity treaty with, IX., 333.

See also NETHERLANDS, THE. Holland, John, Estate of, II., 199. Holland, J. A., Writings of, IX., 282. Holley, Myron, Appointed Erie Canal commissioner, VI., 314.

Hollins, Commodore George N. (Confed.), At New Madrid, VIII., 95.

Holly Springs, Miss., Van Dorn's attack on, VIII., 308.

Holme, Thomas, Member of Pennsylvania council, I., 404.

Holmes, John.

Defends Jackson, VI., 151.

On compromise committee, VI., 211. Holmes, Obadiah, Leader of the Anabaptist sect, I., 326.

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Writings of, IX., 282, 295.

Holmes, Gen. Theophilus H. (Confed.).
At first Bull Run, VIII., 49–54.

At Glendale, VIII., 195-196.

At Helena, VIII., 456.

Holmes, Admiral, II., 115.

Holmes, Ensign.

Discovers Pontiac's conspiracy, II., 123.
Killed by the Indians, II., 124.

Holstein, Herbert Bismarck, Negotiates regarding Samoa, X., 31.

Holston, Treaty of, IV., 236.

Holt, Charles, Convicted of libel, IV., 376. Holt, Hines, Peace resolution of, VIII., 354Holt, Joseph.

Placed in charge of War Department, VII., 461.

Directs Anderson to act on defensive, VII., 470.

Fears for safety of Washington, VII., 473. States that Sumter must be reinforced or abandoned, VII., 478.

Holtzclaw, Brig.-Gen. J. T. (Confed.), At Mobile, IX., 18.

Holy Alliance, Formation of the, VI., 214-215. Holy Cross Mountain, I., 14.

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Hong Kong, Treaty with, X., 522.
Honolulu, Hawaii.

Situation of, I., 5.

Population of, in 1910, I., 9.
Hood, Gen. John B. (Confed.)

Sent to Gordonsville, VIII., 204.
At Groveton, VIII., 208.

At South Mountain, VIII., 222–223.
At Antietam, VIII., 225-229.
At Gettysburg, VIII., 341-345.
At Manassas Gap, VIII., 346–347.

At Campbell's Station, VIII., 388-390.
At Resaca, VIII., 474-475.

At New Hope Church, VIII., 476–477.
At Kolb's Farm, VIII., 478-479.
At Peach Tree Creek, VIII., 481–482.
At Leggett's Hill, VIII., 483-484.
At Ezra Church, VIII., 484.
Abandons Atlanta, VIII., 487–488.
Requests removal of Hardee, IX., 61.
Captures Resaca, IX., 62.

Invades Tennessee, IX., 69-70.

At Johnsonville, IX., 70.

At Spring Hill, IX., 71-72.

At Franklin, IX., 72-73.

At Nashville, IX., 74-77.

Relieved of command, IX., 77.

Hooe, Robert, Appointed judge by Adams, V.,

104.

Hooker, Gen. Joseph (Fed.).

At battle of Williamsburg, VIII., 171-173. At Fair Oaks or Seven Pines, VIII., 177178.

At Oak Grove, VIII., 189.

At Glendale, VIII., 195-196.

At Malvern Hill, VIII., 196-197.

Drives Confederates from Malvern Hill,
VIII., 201.

At second Bull Run, VIII., 205-210.

At South Mountain, VIII., 223.

At Antietam, VIII., 224-229.

At Fredericksburg, VIII., 232-235.

Appointed commander of Army of Poto

mac, VIII., 293-294. Reorganizes army, VIII., 294.

Hooker, Gen. Joseph-Continued.

Hornet

At Chancellorsville, VIII., 295-303.
Sends Pleasanton after Stuart, VIII., 330.
Removed from command, VIII., 337.

At Chattanooga, VIII., 379-386.
At Ringgold Gap, VIII., 386-387.
Sent to the West, VIII., 405.

At Resaca, VIII., 473-475.

At New Hope Church, VIII., 476–477.
At Pine Mountain, VIII., 478.

Hooker, Thomas.

Arrives in America, I., 249.

His journey to found settlement in Con-
necticut, I., 255-256.

Promulgates his "Foundation Principles,"
I., 263.

Hooper, Samuel, Prepares National Bank Act,
VIII., 260.

Hooper, William.

Delegate to Continental Congress, II., 304.
Signs Declaration, II., 438.

Hope, Capt. Henry, Commands the Endymion,
VI., 8.

Hope College, Founded, IX., 176.
Hopewell, Washington at, III., 115.

Hopi Indians, Ancient domains of, I., 61. Hopkins, Com. Esek, Blockaded in Rhode Island, II., 465.

Hopkins, George W., Advocates burning of
Adams' petition, VII., 68.

Hopkins, Mark, IX., 279.
Hopkins, Samuel, IX., 274.

Hopkins, Maj.-Gen. Samuel, Sent to destroy
Indian settlements, V., 363.

Hopkins, Samuel M., IV., 367.
Hopkins, Stephen.

Issues pamphlet, II., 220.

Delegate to Continental Congress, II., 303.
Signs Declaration, II., 437.

Hopkins, William, In the Buckshot War, VII., 33-36.

Hopkinson, Francis.

Signs Declaration, II., 438.

His Battle of the Kegs, IV., 71.

Hopkinson, Joseph.

Composes Hail Columbia, IV., 361.
Counsel for Chase, V., 108.

Speech of, V., 109.

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eft to blockade the Bonne Citoyenne, V., 468.

Driven away by the Montague, V., 470

471.

Captures the Peacock, V., 471–472.

Blockaded at New London, V., 479; VI.,

19.

Captures the Penguin, VI., 38-39.

Escapes from the Cornwallis, VI., 39. Horse Indians, The Vérendryes among, II.,

74.

Horse-Racing.

In the South, II., 161-162; III., 335.
In New York, II., 168.

Revival of, in the South, IV., 492–493.
During the Civil War, IX., 179.

Horseshoe Bend, Jackson's victory at, V., 454455.

Horses.

Imported into the colonies, II., 185.

Exported from the colonies, IV., 50. Horsford, Thomas, Hanged, I., 375.

Horton, William, Establishes free school in Virginia, I., 371.

Hosmer, Harriet, X., 457.

Hotham, Admiral, Arrives at New York, II., 439.

Hottinguer, M., Negotiations of, in X. Y. Z. mission, IV., 349 et seq.

Housatonic, The (Fed.), VIII., 287.

House Carpenters' Society of New York, V.,

320.

House of Good Hope, Erected by the Dutch,

I., 194.

Houses.

Number of, in 1783, IV., 39.

Character of, IV., 490.

Tax imposed on, V., 389.

Houston, Sam.

Hounded at Horseshoe Bend, V., 455.

Letter regarding Texas, VI., 462.

Appointed to command of Texan army, VI., 464-465.

Defeats Santa Anna at San Jacinto, VI.,
466-467.

Chosen president of Texas, VI., 467.
Refuses to sanction secession of Texas,
VIII., 38.

Houston, William, Prevented from distribut-
ing stamps, II., 231.
Houston, William C.

Represents New Jersey at Annapolis con

vention, III., 418.

Delegate to Federal Convention, III., 497.

Houston, William E.-Continued.

Howe

Member of committee on apportionment,

III., 469.

Houston, Texas, Population of, in 1910, I., 8. Hovey, Maj.-Gen. Alvin P. (Fed.).

At Port Gibson, VIII., 315.

At Champion's Hill, VIII., 318-319.
On illicit cotton transactions, IX., 168.
Howard, Bronson, X., 460.
Howard, John Eager.

Commands troops under Morgan, III., 243. At battle of Cowpens, III., 244-246. Electoral votes for, in 1816, VI., 132. Howard, J. M., On reconstruction committee, IX., 369.

Howard, John T., VII., 99.

Howard, Martin, Issues pamphlet, II., 220.
Howard, Gen. Oliver O. (Fed.).

At Fredericksburg, VIII., 234.

At Chancellorsville, VIII., 296–303.
At Gettysburg, VIII., 338-345.
Commands 4th corps, VIII., 471.
Occupies Dalton, VIII., 473.

At Resaca, VIII., 473-475.

Occupies Pine Mountain, VIII., 478.
At Jonesboro, VIII., 487-488.
Commands right wing of Sherman's army,
IX., 64, 95.

At Bentonville, IX., 102-103.

At head of Freedmen's Bureau, IX., 375.
Sent against Shoshones and Bannocks, X.,

4.

Howard, William A.

Sent to investigate affairs in Kansas, VII., 367.

Renders report, VII., 379.

Howard, William M., X., 289.

Howe, Maj.-Gen. Albion P. (Fed.), At Fredericksburg, VIII., 302-303.

Howe, George Augustus, Lord, Killed at Ticonderoga, II., 110.

Howe, Julia Ward, IX., 298.

Howe, Admiral Richard.

Arrives at New York, II., 439.

Arrives in the Delaware, III., 62.

Attempts to engage French fleet, III., 122.

Howe, Gen. Robert.

Arrives at Charleston, II., 404.
Defeated at Savannah, III., 159.

Placed in command of McDougall's forces,
III., 177.

Member of André's court-martial, III.,
217.

Quells mutiny of troops, III., 235.

Sent to suppress disorder of troops, III., 314-315.

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Aids John Brown's schemes, VIII., 413 et seq.

Reports favorably on annexing San Domingo, IX., 421.

Howe, Timothy D., Becomes Postmaster-General, X., 16.

Howe, Gen. Sir William.

In Wolfe's army, II., 113.
Arrives at Boston, II., 365.

Leads British troops at Bunker Hill, II., 367.

Succeeds Gage in command of army, II.,
376.

Compelled to evacuate Boston, II., 379–386.
Arrives at New York, II., 439.

Offers pardon to those who submit, II.,
439.

Writes to Franklin, II., 439-440.

His negotiations with Washington, II.,

440-441.

Sends Sullivan with peace overtures, II., 449.

Confers with Franklin, Adams and Rutledge, II., 449.

Sentences Hale to death as spy, II., 450.
Delayed by Mrs. Murray, II., 451.
Transfers troops to New Rochelle, II., 455.
Captures Fort Washington, II., 457-458.
Proclamation of, II., 461.
Dilatoriness of, II., 465-466.

Apprehends no attack by Americans, III.,

3.

Treatment of prisoners by, III., 13.

Sends troops to attack Peekskill, III., 16. Plans campaign against Philadelphia, III.,

51-52.

Attempts to draw Washington into battle, III., 52-53.

Lands at head of Elk River, III., 55. Defeats Americans at the Brandywine, III., 55-58.

Sends Grey to capture Wayne, III., 60.
Occupies Philadelphia, III., 62.

Repulses Washington at Germantown, III., 62-65.

Endeavors to engage Washington, III., 68-
69.

Resigns and departs from Philadelphia,
III., 112.

Howell, Gov. Richard, Leads New Jersey

troops, IV., 250.

Howells, William Dean, Writings of, X., 448,

455.

Hoyt, Charles H., X., 460.

Huamantla, Battle at, VII., 250.

Huastec Indians, I., 39.
Hubbard, R. W., X., 456.

Huddy, Capt. Joshua, III., 284.
Hudson, Henry.

Hull

Discovers and explores the Hudson River, I., 2, 187-188.

Fate of, I., 188-189.

Hudson, Henry N., Writings of, IX., 282.
Hudson River, I., 19.

Discovered and explored by Hudson, I.,
2, 187-188.

Entered by Argall, I., 172, 189.

Stevens' steamboat on, III., 321; V., 308. First trip of the Clermont on, V., 308. Hudson-Fulton Celebration, X., 299. Hudson's Bay.

Explored by Frobisher, I., 138.

English fort and vessels on, captured by
Iberville, I., 450.

Possession of, secured by English, I., 460. Huger, Colonel, At Molino del Rey, VII., 244

245.

Huger, Benjamin, Advocates reduction of duty on sugar, VI., 115.

Huger, Maj.-Gen. Benjamin (Confed.).
At Oak Grove, VIII., 189.

At Peach Orchard, VIII., 193.

At Glendale, VIII., 195–196.

At Malvern Hill, VIII., 196–197. Huger, Gen. Isaac.

Defeated by Tarleton, III., 189.

Placed in command of army division, III., 243.

Joins Greene, III., 249.

Hughes, Charles E.

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