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in 1850. In 1868 he married as his second wife, Mrs. Mary Angeline Lathrop, author of That Sweet Story vf Old ^,18.jG); Bethlehem inul Her Children (1858); Life of the Apostle Paul (1860); Life of Solot)U>n (1868); Fall of Jerusalem (1869); Life of Daniel (1870); and Beasts and Birds (1870). He wrote Life of Harlan Page (1835); Life of the Itec. Moses Ilallock (1854); and Life of the Rev. Justin Edwards (1855); besides innumerable tracts. Mrs. H. C. Kniglit prepared Jilemorial of the Rev. William A. Ilallock, D.D. (1882). He died in New York city, Oct. 2. 1880.

HALLOWELL, Edward Needles, soldier, was born in Phihulelpliia, Pa.. Nov.;3 1837; brother of Richard Price Hallowell, merchant of Boston; special agent of Gov. John A. Andrew to recruit negro regiments during the civil war; treasurer of the Free religious association; vice-president of the New England Woman suffrage association, and author of ■" The Quaker Invasion of Massa- chusetts" (1883) and "The Pioneer Quakers" (1887). Edward enlisted as a soldier in the civil war, was ai^pointed to the staff of Gen. John C. Fremont, and in January, 1862, was commis- sioned 2d lieutenant in the 20th Massachusetts volunteers. He served with the Army of the Potomac on the Peninsula and was on the staff of Gen. N. J. T. Dana at Antietam. He was pro- moted captain in the 54tli Massachusetts volun- teers (colored) in March, 1863; major in April and lieutenant-colonel in May. At Fort Wagner, S.C, July 18, 1863, he was wounded, but when his colonel, Robert Gould Shaw, fell at the head of his command, Colonel Hallowell continued the assault. He distinguished himself again at the battle of Olustee, Fla., Feb. 20, 1864, and in cover- ing the retreat of the Union troops before a superior force to Jacksonville. He was brevetted brigadier-general July 27, 1865. He died at West Medf<n-.l, Mass., July '26, 1871.

HALLUM, John, author, was born in Sumner county, Tenn., Jan. 16, 1833; son of Bluford and Minerva (Davis) Hallum, and grandson of Henry Hallum, and of Jolin Davis. His ance.stor Wil- liam Hallam, emigrated from Hallamshire, Eng- land, in 1760, under the 7)atronage of Lord Baltimore, and .settled at Ilagerstown, Md. John attended the public scliools, and was graduated at Wirt college, Tenn., in 1852. He tauglit school, was admitted to the bar at Mempliis, Tenn., in 1854, and accumulated a fortune by the practice of his profession. He entered as a lieu- tenant in the Confederate army; was assigned to General Pillow's staff and was discharged in 1862 because of disiibility from protracted .sick- ness. He was president of the Arkansas temper- ance organization, being elected four times and declining further re-election. He is the author of: Biographical and Pictorial History of Arkansas

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(1887); The Diary of an Old Lawyer (1895); Higher Type of Indian Character (MS.) and Life on the Froiitier CMS.). His writings secured him a spe- cial invitation from the national committee to the Constitutional centennial at Philadelphia in 1887. HALPINE, Charles Graham, soldier, was born in OMcastle, county Meath, Ireland, Nov. 20, 1829; son of the Rev. Nicholas J. Halpine, editor of the Evening Mail, the chief Protestant newspaper of Dul)lin. Charles was graduated at Trinity college, Dublin, in 1846. He became a journalist and in 1850 removed to America with his family, settling in Boston, where he was assist- ant editor of the Post and with B. P. Shillaber established the Carpet Bag, which did not live. He went to New York city in 1852, where he was engaged on the staff of the Herald and soon began general journalism and liter- ary work. He became associate editor of the Times and was its Washing- ton correspondent, also continuing work for the Boston Post. In 1856 he purchased an interest in the New York Leader and became its principal editor. In 1861 he enlisted in the 69th New York militia for three months' service and was made lieutenant. At the end of his term of service he was made assistant adjutant-general with the rank of major on the staff of Gen. David Hunter and accompanied that officer, first to Missouri when he relieved Gen. John C. Fremont, and aftersvard to Hilton Head, S.C. when he took command of the department of the South. Hal- pine then became assistant adjutant-general on the staff of Gen. Henry Wager Ha Heck at Wash- ington and in 1864 accomi)anied General Hunter on his expedition to the Shenandoah Valle}-, Va. He resigned in 1864 and received the brevet of brigadier-general of volunteers. Returned to New York city, he edited and became a part owner of the Citizen. This pajier was the organ of the Cit- izens' association, organized to advocate reforms in the city government, and in 1867 he was elected through the influence of this association register of the cit}' and county of New York. He became subject to insomnia and in administering opiates for its relief was the victim to an overdose of chloroform. His newspaper work in the army was marked by his " Miles O'Reilly " contribu- tions to the Herald, afterward published as- Life and Adventures, Songs, Services and Speeches of Pri-