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1861 as brigadier-general of volunteers and was stationed at various points in Missouri, 1861-62. In Februar}', 1862, he was appointed commandant of Fort Donelson. When Grant "s army moved up the Tennessee river, he commanded the 4th division and arrived at Pittsburg Landing a week in advance of reinforcements, and, with his single division, held the place. He took part in the battle of Shiloh, April 6-7, 1862, and for liis services there was promoted major-general of volunteers, Sept. 17, 1862. After the battle of Corinth, Oct. 3 and 4, 1862, he left Bolivar and pursued the retreating Confederates and engaged them in battle at Hatchie Bridge, Oct. 6, 1862. He was engaged in the Vicksburg campaign from November, 1862, and on the reorganizing of the forces under General Grant, Dec. 18, 1862, he was made commander of the 16th army corps. He was in command of Memphis in September, 1863, and on Feb. 3, 1864, led a column of Sher- man's army in the expedition against Meridian. He succeeded Gen. N. P. Banks to the command of the Department of the Gulf in May, 1864, and continued in command till mustered out of serv- ice at the close of the war. He was the first commander-in-chief G. A.R. 1866-68, and a pioneer mover in the formation of the order of the Grand Army of the Republic at Decatur, 111., April 6, 1866; was a representative in the Illinois state legislature in 1867; a Republican elector-at-large from Illinois in 1868; U.S. minister to Colombia, S.A., 1869-73, by appointment of President Grant; a representative in the 43d and 44th congresses from the fourth district of Illinois, 1873-77; U.S. minister to Peru, 1881-82, by appointment of President Garfield, and came prominently before the public in connection with the i^olicy of Secre- tary Blaine in reference to that country. He died in Lima. Peru, March 27, 1882.

HURLBUT, William Henry, journalist, was born in Charleston, S.C, July 3, 1827; son of the Eev. Martin Luther and Lydia (Bunce) Hurlbut, and a younger brother of Stephen Augustus Hurlbut (q.v.). He was graduated at Harvard, A.B. in 1847, and at the divinity school in 1849. He travelled in Europe and on his return was for a few years a Unitarian minister. He then took a course in the Harvard Law school. He devoted himself to journalism after 1855, first as a writer on Putnam's Magazine and on the Albion, and in 1857 he became a member of the editorial staff of the New York Times. He was a correspondent to that newspaper in the southern states in 1861, and while in Atlanta, Ga., was arrested by a vig- ilance committee, imprisoned, and subsequently released, but would not accept a passport to the North on the terms exacted. He finally made his escape through the Confederate lines in August, 1862. He was employed by the New York World,

1862-63; purchased the Commercial Advertiser in 1864, intending to publish it as a free-trade paper, but the various parties in interest could not agree. He was in Mexico in 1866, and was a guest of Maximilian; represented the World in Paris in 1867 and at the centenary festival of St. Peter at Rome. He accompanied the U.S. expedition to Santo Domingo in 1871; was editor-in-chief of the World, 1876-83, and in 1883 went to Europe, where he continued to reside during the remainder of his life. He contributed to the American and British periodicals and magazines. He published: Gan-Eden, or Pictures of Cuba (1854); General McClellan and the Conduct of the War (1864); History of Santo Domingo (1872); Ireland Under Coercion (1888), and several trans- lations, hymns and poems. He died in Caden- abbia, Italy, Sept. 4, 1895.

HURLEY, Dennis M., representative, was born in Limerick, Ireland, March 14, 1843. He immi- grated to America in 1850 and settled in Brook- lyn, N.Y., where he was educated in the public school. He became a carpenter and contractor, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the state assembly, 1881 and 1882. He was a Republican representative from the second district of New York iu the 55th and 56th congresses, 1897-99. He died at Hot Springs, Va., Feb. 26, 1899.

HURST, John Fletcher, M.E. bishop, was born in Dorchester county, Md., Aug. 17, 1834; son of Elijah and Ann (Colston) Hurst, and grandson of Samuel Hurst. He was graduated at Dickin- son in 1854; was a teacher in 1854-55; studied theology at the universities of Halle and Heidelberg, 1856-57; joined the Newark, N.J., con- ference of the Metho- dist Episcopal church in 1858, and filled various appointments in the district, 1858- 66. He was instruc- tor in theology in

the Methodist Mission -y'/ C^ 2ii ' J/^ institute, Bremen, ^^n^ ^r.JTU^ri^^^ Germany, 1866-69,

and during part of the time was director of the institute. He travelled in Europe, Syria and Egypt, 1869-71; was professor of historical theology at Drew seminary, Madison, N.J., 1871- 73, and president of the seminary, 1873-80. He was elected by the general conference in Cincin- nati, Ohio, in 1880, to the office of bishop, and his duties called him to visit all parts of the United States. He also made journeys to mission stations and conferences in Germany, Denmark,