HARALSON
HARDEE
and a descendant of Sliadrach Hapgood, who left
Gravesend, England, for New England, May 16,
1656. He was graduated from Harvard. A.B.,
ia 1S90, and LL.B. and A.M. in 1893. He then
engaged in dramatic criticism and other journal-
istic work ; became a member of the staff of the
New York Evenimj Post in 1895; dramatic critic
of the New York Commercial Advertiser in 1897,
and conductor of a department on the "Drama
of the Month " in the Bookman in 1898. He was
married, June 17, 1896, to Emilie Bigelow of
Chicago, 111. He is the author of : Literary States-
men and Others (1897); Daniel Webster (1899);
Abraham Lincoln the Man of the People (1899);
and many magazine articles.
HARALSON, Hugh Anderson, representa- tive, was born near Penfield, Greene county, Ga., Nov. 13, 1805; son of Jonathan and Clara (Browning) Haralson; grandson of Paul and Nancy (Lea) Haralson of Virginia ; and a descend- ant of Peter Haralson, officer in tlie Danish arnij', who removed to Holland and thence to America in 1715, and landed in Virginia. Hugh was graduated from the University of Georgia in 1825, studied law, and by an act of the legislature was admitted to the bar in 1825 and permitted to practise before he reached his majority. He practised first at Monroe and later at La Grange, Ga., and was a senator in the Georgia legislature; major general in the state militia, and a repre- sentative in the 28th, 29th, BOtli and 31st con- gresses, 1843-51. He was chairman of the committee on military affairs during the Mexican war. He died at La Grange, Ga., Sept. 25, 1854.
HARBAUQH, Henry, educator, was born in "Waynesboro, Pa., Oct. 24, 1817. He was educated at Marshall college, taking a partial course; studied theology, was ordained in 1843, and was pastor of German Reformed churclies at Lewis- burg, Lancaster and Lebanon, Pa., 1843-64. He was editor of The Guardian. 1850-66, and of the Mercersburg Beview, 1866-67, and was ■ prof essor of theology at Marshall college, 1864-67. He was a high church theologian. He published: Heaven (1848) ; Heavenly Becognition ( 1851) ; The Heavenly Hume (1853); Christological Theology (1854): Birds of the Bible (1854); Life of Michael Schlatter (1857); The Fathers of the German Beformed Church (3 vols., 1857-58) ; and Poems (1860). He died in Mercersburg, Pa., Dec. 28, 1867.
HARDEE, William Joseph, soldier, was born in Savannah, Ga., in 1819; son of John and Sarah (Ellis), grandson of John and Caroline T. (Aldrich), great-grandson of Noble Worthington and Mary Emily (Parker), and great ^ grandson of Anthony and Evelyn ( Dulverton) Hardee. Anthony, who .spelled his name " Hardy," came from Pembroke. Wales, with three brothers and settled in Virginia, his brother Thomas in North
Carolina, Joseph in Georgia and John in South
Carolina. William graduated at the U.S. mili-
tary academy in 1838 and was appointed to the
2d U.S. dragoons as brevet 2d lieutenant. He
was promoted 2d lieutenant, served in Florida
against the Seminole Indians, 1838-39, and was
promoted 1st lieutenant, Dec. 3, 1839. Secretary
Poinsett .sent him to the military school, St.
Maur, France, and while there he was attached to
the cavalry department of the French army. He
was promoted captain of dragoons, Sept. 18, 1844,
and was stationed on the frontier till ordered to
Texas in 1846 to join Gen. Zachaiy Taylor in his
invasion of Mexico. His first encounter with
the Mexicans was at
Curricitos where his
force was defeated
and he taken pris-
oner. His exchange
was effected and he
was present at thv.
siege of Monterey
and for gallantry
was promoted major,
March 25, 1847. He
was brevetted lieu-
tenant-colonel in 1848
and a.ssigned to the
2d U.S. cavalry of
which regiment Al-
bert Sidney Johnson
was colonel and Robert E. Lee lieutenant -colonel.
In 1856 he was appointed commandant at West
Point, N.Y., with the brevet rank of lieutenant-
colonel. His service at the militarj' academj'
extended to Jan. 31, 1861, when he resigned his
commission in the U.S. army to accept a com-
mission as colonel in the Confederate service.
He was promoted brigadier-general in June, 1861,
and served under Gen. Leonidas Polk. He gained
the battle of Mumfordsville, Ky., Dec. 17, 1861,
and commanded the 3d army corps at Shiloh and
led the first attack on the Union line, April 6,
1863. For his action in this engagement he was
promoted major-general and was mentioned by
General Beauregard in general orders for " skill
and ability." At Perry ville, Ky., Oct. 8, 1862, he
commanded the left wing of the Confederate
forces and at Stone's River, Dec. 31, 1862-Jan. 3,
1863, his corps formed the right wing of Bragg's
army and his conduct in this campaign won for
him the rank of lieutenant-general. After the
evacuation of Vicksburg, July, 1863, Hardee was
detached from his corps which was placed under
command of Lieut. Gen. Daniel H. Hill, and he
was engaged in the defence of Mississippi and
Alabama. He commanded his corps in the battle
of Missionary Ridge, Nov. 25, 1863, and was ap-
.Dointed to the command of the army of Ten-
