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Rh age. He was prevented by delicate health from entering college, and his education was mainly self-acquired. In 1856 he spent four months in Minnesota for his health, and then, returning to Indiana, became a Methodist preacher, riding a four-weeks' circuit, and laboring with great persistence. After six months of this work, failing health compelled his return to IVIinnesota, where he was a general agent of the Bible society, and held pastorates at St. Peter's, St. Paul, Stillwater, and Winona. At times the state of his health forced him to abandon all pastoral work and sup- port his family by various pursuits, which were "always honest, but sometimes very undignified." In 1866 he removed to Evanston, 111., and for six months was associate editor of the " Little Corpo- ral," a children's paper, to which he had previously contributed a series of " Round Table Stories." A year later he became editor of the " Sunday-School Teacher " in Chicago, whose circulation, under his management, increased in three years from 5,000 to 35,000. He also gained a reputation as speaker at Sunday-school conventions, and as a manager of Sunday-school teachers' institutes. During this time he had contributed to the " New York Inde- pendent," under the name of " Pen-holder," and in 1870 he removed to New York, and became its literary editor. On the retirement of Theodore Tilton, Mr. Eggleston succeeded him as superin- tending editor, but resigned in July, 1871, to be- come the editor of " Hearth and Home," which otRce he continued to hold for over a year. From 1874 till 1879 he held the pastorate of the Church of Christian Endeavor, in Brooklyn, but was again compelled by failing health to retire, and returned to literature, making his home of "Owl's Nest," on Lake George. Mr. Eggleston's novels, depicting early life in southern Indiana, have been widely read. Some of them have been reprinted in Eng- land, and translated into various foreign languages. In addition to a •' Sunday-School Manual " (1870), and several works of a similar character, he has published " Mr. Blake's Walking-Stick " (Chicago, 1869); "Book of Queer Stories" (1870); "The Hoosier School-master " (New York, 1871) ; " End of the World " (1872) ; " Mystery of Metropolis- ville " (1873) ; " The Circuit Rider " (1874) ; " School- master's Stories for Boys and Girls " (1874) ; " Christ in Literature" (1875); "Christ in Art" (1875); " Roxy " (1878) ; and " The Hoosier School-boy " (1883). In 1878, in connection with his daughter, Mrs. Lillie E. Seelye, he began the publication of a series of biographies of American Indians for young people. It includes " Tecumseh and the Shawnee Prophet " (New York, 1878) ; " Pocahontas and Pow- hatan" (1879); "Brant and Red Jacket" (1879); and " Montezuma and the Conquest of Mexico " (1880). He has finished a novel, not yet published, and has in preparation (1887) a "History of Life in the United States," chapters of which have ap- peared in the " Century." — His brother, (reorg^e Cary, b. in Vevay, Ind., 26 Nov., 1839, was edu- cated at Indiana Asbury university and Rich- mond college, Va. Subsequently he studied law and began its practice in Virginia. After serving throughout the civil war as a private and subaltern in the Confederate army, he settled in the west, where he had charge of the correspondence of a large business house. In 1870 he became a re- porter on the Brooklyn " Union," and soon after- ward one of the editorial staff, where he remained till July, 1871, when he became managing editor of " Hearth and Home," and subsequently succeed- ed his brother as editor-in-chief. In 1874 he be- came editor of the " American Homes," and in 1875 literary editor of the New York " Evening Post," which appointment he held until 1881. During the three following years he was occupied in editing books and other literary work. He be- came literary editor of the " Commercial Adver- tiser" in March, 1884, and editor-in-chief in Janu- ary, 1886. His contributions to magazines have been numerous, and he has published " How to Educate Yourself " (1872) ; " A Man of Honor " (1873); "A Rebel's Recollections" (Boston, 1874); " How to Make a Living " (New York, 1875) ; " The Big Brother " (1875) ; " Captain Sam " (1876) ; " The Signal Boys " (1877) ; " Red Eade and the War with the Creek Indians " (1878) ; " The Wreck of the Red-Bird " (1882) ; " Haydn's Dictionary of Dates " (American edition, 1883) ; and " Strange Stories from History" (1885).

EGGLESTON, Joseph, soldier, b. in Amelia county, Va., 24 Nov., 1754; d. there, 13 Feb., 1811. He was graduated at William and Mary in 1776, and soon afterward joined the Revolutionary army, serving in the cavalry. In the southern campaign against Col. Tarleton, Capt. Eggleston commanded the rear guard of Col. Henry Lee's legion, and ac- quired the name of being one of the most efficient officers in the American cavalry. He was distin- guished in the engagement at Guilford Court-House in March, 1781, and in the siege of Augusta in June of that year. The first success in the battle of Eutaw, in September, 1781, was the attack by Maj. Eggleston on the advance of the British forces. After the war he was a member of the Virginia assembly for several years, and was also a representative in congress from Virginia, serving from 3 Dec, 1798, till 3 March, 1801.

EGLE, William Henry, historian, b. in Harris- burg, Pa., 17 Sept., 1830. After receiving a public- school education he spent three years as a printer in the office of the " Pennsylvania Telegraph," and subsequently had charge of the state printing. In 1853 he became editor of the " Literary Com- panion," and also of the " Daily Times," both of which were soon discontinued. He then turned his attention to medicine, and was graduated at the medical department of the University of Penn- sylvania in 1859, after which he settled in Harris- burg. He served during the civil war as surgeon of Pennsylvania volunteers, and in the Appomat- tox campaign was chief medical officer of Gen. David B. Birney's division in the 24th army corps. Since 1870 Dr. Egle has been surgeon of militia, and is now (1887) senior medical officer of the National guard of Pennsylvania. He turned his attention to historical research in 1871, and has been elected corresponding member of various his- torical and learned societies in the United States and England. In March, 1887, he was apppointed state librarian of Pennsylvania. Among his works are " History of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva- nia " (Harrisburg, 1876) ; " Notes and Queries relat- ing to Interior Pennsylvania " (3d series, 1881-7) ; " History of the County of Dauphin " (1883) ; " His- tory of the County of Lebanon " (1883) ; " His- torical Register " (2 vols., 1883-4) ; " Pennsylvania Genealogies, Scotch, Irish, and German " (1886) ; " Centenary Memorial of the Founding of the city of Harrisburg " (1886) ; and " Pennsylvania in the Revolution " (2 vols., 1887). He has also edited, with John Blair Linn, " Pennsylvania Archives " (2d series, 12 vols.. 1874-'80).

EGLESTON, Azariah, soldier, b. in Sheffield, Mass., 23 Feb., 1757 ; d. in Lenox, 12 Jan., 1822. He served in Canada and later in the battles of Trenton and Prmceton. He was made sergeant at Ticonderoga, and took part in the Saratoga campaign.