ministers. They had established a school was given to Increase Mather in 1602, at Newtown, the name of which was and a few years afterwards Harvard re changed to Cambridge, in honor of the ceived the first of a series of munificent university at which most of the Massachusetts ministers had been educated. John Harvard endowed the school in his will. The school was erected into a college, and named, in honor of its benefactor, Harvard College. Henry Dunster, a Hebrew scholar just arrived in the colony, was chosen its first president. A class began a collegiate course of study in 1638, and nine graduated in 1642. Efforts were made to educate Indians for teachers, but only one ever graduated. In 1642 the general management of the temporalities of the institution was intrusted to a board of trustees, and in 1650 the general court granted it a charter, with the title, "President and Fellows of Harvard College." The profits of the ferry between Boston and Charlestown were given to the college; the town of Cambridge voted it several parcels of land, and the colonial and State legislatures of Massachusetts made annual grants until 1814, when the practice ceased. The first 534 professors and instructors; 5,966 honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity students in all departments; 26,088 SEAL OF HARVARD. gifts from the Hollis family, including valuable books. Its library was destroyed by fire in 1766, and about 6,000 volumes were lost, including those of the founder. Although the institution has become a university, it retains for its legal name and academic department the title of Harvard College. In 1903 it reported in graduates; 607,100 volumes in its libraries; $1,500,000 invested in scientific apparatus; $5, 300,000 grounds and buildings, and $15,863,522 in productive funds; and $1,436,293 in total income. The university occupies over 500 acres Cambridge and Boston, and twenty-five buildings, mostly forming a large quadrangle in a college in has yard of more than 15 acres, all large and ornate structures. See RADCLIFFE COLLEGE. PRESIDENTS OF HARVARD. 1682 1684 Increase Mather. 1685" 1701 Remarks. Forced to resign. Died in office. Obliged to resign. (Not formally installed until 1680. Died in office. HARVARD COLLEGE IN 1720. graduated at the United States Military Samuel Willard.. 1701" 1707 (Vice-president promoted major. John Rogers... John Leverett... 17071724 Benj. Wadsworth 1725" 1737 Edward Holyoke. 1737 1769 Samuel Locke... 1770 "1773 66 Samuel Langdon. 1774" 1780 "Joseph Willard.. 1781 "1804 Cornelius C. Felton... 1846 1849 Haseltine, JAMES HENRY, sculptor; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 2, 1833; joined the National army in 1861; was His works include America Honoring Her Fallen Brave; America Victorious; Captivity; etc.; and statues of Generals Sheridan, Forsyth, Merritt, Hartsuff, Duryée, etc. Hassard, JOHN ROSE GREENE, journalist; born in New York City, Sept. 4, 1836; graduated at St. John's College, New York, in 1855; served as editor and writer for several papers. He was the author of History of the United States (for schools). He died in New York City, April 18, 1888. Hassler, FERDINAND RUDOLPH, scientist; born at Aernen, Switzerland, Oct. 6, 1770; came to the United States about 1807; was professor of mathematics at West Point in 1807-10; and in 1811 was sent to Europe to procure implements and standards of measure for use in the projected coast survey (see COAST AND He Harvey, SIR JOHN, colonial governor; appointed governor of Virginia in 1627; arrived there in 1629; and served till 1635, when he was impeached by the Assembly. Failing to pacify his opponents, he returned to England, where his case GEODETIC SURVEY, UNITED STATES). was examined by the privy council, and began that survey in July, 1816, and he was restored to his office, where he left it in April, 1818, but resumed it in 1832, and continued its superintendent remained till 1639. Hascall, MILO SMITH, military officer; until his death, in Philadelphia, Nov. 20, born in Le Roy, N. Y., Aug. 5, 1829; 1843. 309 Professor Hassler made valuable 1865; commissioned colonel of the 2d Cavalry in 1881; and retired Jan. 9, 1886. He died in New York City, April 12, 1901. contributions to the American Philosoph- operated with Sherman while moving ical Transactions, and in 1832 a report to through the Carolinas. He was brevetted the United States Senate on weights and major-general of volunteers, March 13, measures. His name has been given to one of the coast-survey steamers. Haswell, CHARLES HAYNES, engineer; born in New York, May 22, 1809; was engaged for many years in designing engines and boilers for the United States Navy; and was engineer-in-chief in 183651. He was a member of all the leading institutes of civil engineers and naval architects. He died May 12, 1907. Hatch, JOHN PORTER, military officer; born in Oswego, N. Y., Jan. 9, 1822; graduated at West Point in 1845; served under General Scott in Mexico. In September, 1861, he was made a brigadiergeneral of volunteers, and assigned to a cavalry brigade under General King. He commanded the cavalry of the 5th Corps in the campaign in the Shenandoah Valley in the early part of 1862. In July he took command of an infantry brigade, and in August that of King's division. He was wounded at Manassas, and at South Mountain. He also commanded forces on John's Island, near Charleston, S. C., in July, 1864, and commanded the coast division of the Department of the South from November, 1864, to February, 1865. He co Hatchee, BATTLE AT. After the repulse of the Confederates from Corinth, Oct. 4, 1862, Rosecrans gave his troops rest until next morning, when he ordered a vigorous pursuit of the fugitives. General McPherson, who had arrived with fresh troops, led in the chase, and followed the Confed. erates 15 miles that day. Meanwhile, a division under General Hurlbut, which had been sent to attack the Confederate rear or intercept their retreat, had met the head of Van Dorn's column, near Pocahontas, on the morning of the 5th, and was driving it back across the Hatchee River, towards Corinth, when General Ord, who ranked Hurlbut, came up and took the command. A severe battle ensued near the waters of the Hatchee, where the Confederates lost two batteries and 300 men. Ord fell, severely wounded. Hurlbut resumed command, but did not pursue, for his force was inferior. The greater portion of the National army followed the fugitives to Ripley, where the pursuit ended. Hatcher's Run, BATTLE OF. On Sun Hatteras, FORTS AT. In the summer of 1861 the Confederates built two forts on Hatteras Island, off the coast of North Carolina, to guard the entrance to Hatteras Inlet, through which blockade-runners had begun to carry supplies to the y morning, Feb. 5, 1865, a strong 1807; graduated at Middlebury Col nking column of Nationals moved on lege in 1829; pastor of Presbyterian e right of the lines of the Confederates churches in New York City and St. Louis, Petersburg, beyond Hatcher's Run, to Mo., till 1863, and afterwards held imrike the South-side Railway. The en- portant offices in connection with his re National army in front of Petersburg Church. His publications include Hisid received marching orders to meet tory of Elizabeth, N. J.; The New York hatever might be developed by the Observer Year - Book, etc. He died in ovement. This flanking movement was Summit, N. J., Sept. 22, 1883. d by Warren's and Humphrey's corps, nd Gregg's cavalry. The cavalry moved Own the Jerusalem Plank-road to eams's Station. The divisions of Ayres, ¡riffin, and Crawford, of Warren's corps, 1oved along another road, while portions f Humphrey's corps (Mott's and Smyth's Confederates. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, ivisions) moved along still another road, then in command at Fort Monroe, prowith instructions to fall upon the right posed sending a land and naval force of the Confederate works on Hatcher's against these forts. It was done. An exRun, while Warren should move around pedition composed of eight transports and to the flank and strike the rear of their war-ships, under the command of Comadversaries. The cavalry had pushed on modore Stringham, and bearing about 900 from Reams's Station to Dinwiddie Court- land-troops, under the command of Genhouse, encountering Wade Hampton's eral Butler, left Hampton Roads for cavalry, dismounted and intrenched. A Hatteras Inlet on Aug. 20. On the morndivision of Humphrey's corps carried the ing of the 28th the war-ships opened their Confederate works on Hatcher's Run, guns on the forts (Hatteras and Clark), making the passage of it safe for the Na- and some of the troops were landed. The tionals. The latter cast up temporary warships of the expedition were the earthworks, which were assailed in the Minnesota (flag-ship), Pawnee, Harriet, afternoon, the Confederates pressing Lane, Monticello, Wabash, Cumberland, through a tangled swamp. They were re- and Susquehanna. The condition of the pulsed. The Nationals lost about 300 surf made the landing difficult, and only men; their antagonists a few more. War- about 300 men got on shore. The forts ren's corps took position on the left of were under the command of the ConHumphrey's during the night, and the federate Maj. W. S. G. Andrews, and a cavalry were recalled. Two other corps sinall Confederate naval force, lying in were disposed so as to assist, if neces- Pamlico Sound, was in charge of Samuel sary. Towards noon (Feb. 6), Crawford, Barron. An assault by both arms of the moving towards Dabney's Mills, met and service began on the 28th, and was kept fought the Confederates under Pegram. up until the next day, when the forts The latter were repulsed, but finally the were surrendered. Not one of the NaNationals were pushed back with heavy tionals was injured; the Confederates loss. Then the Confederates attacked lost twelve or fifteen killed and thirtyHumphrey's corps, and were repulsed in five wounded. The number of troops disorder. The Nationals were rallied be- surrendered, including officers, was 715, hind intrenchments and stood firm, and and with these, 1,000 stands of arms, made a permanent extension of Grant's thirty-one pieces of cannon, vessels with line to Hatcher's Run. The City Point cotton and stores, and considerable gunRailroad was extended to that stream. powder. The victorious expedition reIn the battle at Hatcher's Run the Na- turned to Hampton Roads, when General tionals lost nearly 2,000 men; the Con- Wool, who had succeeded General Butler federates, 1,000. General Pegram was in command there, issued a stirring order, killed. announcing the victory. It was a severe Hatfield, EDWIN FRANCIS, clergyman; blow to the Confederates, and led to imborn in Elizabethtown, N. J., Jan. 9, portant results. Colonel Hawkins, with Hatton, FRANK; born in Cambridge, O., Haverhill, MASSACRE AT. After the April 28, 1846. On the outbreak of the attack upon DEERFIELD (q. v.), Hertel de Civil War he enlisted in the 98th Ohio In- Rouville, willing to lead his motley band fantry; subsequently received a commis- in the work of murdering helpless women sion as first lieutenant. At the close of and children, ascended the St. Francis, the war he removed to Iowa, where he con- and, passing the White Mountains, made ducted the Burlington Hawkeye. In 1884 their rendezvous at Winnipiseogee, where he was appointed Postmaster General, they expected to meet a party of Abehaving served three years previously as Assistant Postmaster-General. He died in Washington, D. C., April 30, 1894. Havana. See CUBA. Haven, SAMUEL FORSTER, archæologist; born in Dedham, Mass., May 28, 1806; graduated at Amherst College in 1826; became a lawyer, and practised in Dedham and Lowell. His published addresses include a Centennial Address; Records of the Company of the Massachusetts Bay to the Embarkation of Winthrop and his Associates for New England; History of Grants under the Great Council for New England, etc.; and his longer works include Archæology of the nakes. Disappointed in this, they de scended the Merrimac to Haverhill, a little cluster of thirty cottages and log cabins, in the centre of which was a new meeting. house. On the night of Aug. 29, 1708, when every family was slumbering, this band of savages rested near, and at day. light the next morning fell with fury upon the startled sleepers of the village. The mid-day sun shone on a charred village, strewn with murdered men, women, and children. Hearing of these cruelties, Col. Peter Schuyler, of Albany, wrote to Vaudreuil, governor of Canada: "I hold it my duty towards God and my neighbors to prevent, if possible, these barbarous and |