HALLOWELL
HALPINE
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
jC£i^'^j/f4j^U
2<^:t-C-^
(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-
