=Guilford Court House=, battle of, 189. =Hale, Nathan=, 134, 179-182; in college, 179; statue of, 180; joins Washington, 180; captures British man-of-war, 180; passes safely through British lines, 181; captured, 181; death, 181. ="Half Moon," The=, 54, 55. =Hamilton, Alexander=, 235. =Hamilton, General=, 220, 222. =Hancock, John=, 177, 233. =Hanks, John=, 315, 316, 321. =Hannibal=, 467-469. =Harlem Heights=, 134. =Harrison, Benjamin=, 142, 232, 349, 351. =Harrison, William Henry=, 304, 319. =Harrodsburg=, 217. =Harvard Elm=, 132. =Harvesting machines=, 418. =Hastings=, battle of, 489. =Hawaiian Islands=, annexed by United States, 356. =Hawkins, Captain=, 37. =Hayes, Lucy Webb=, 344. =Hayes, Rutherford B.=, 342-344; portrait of, 343. =Hayne, Senator=, 303. "=Hearts Content=," 271. =Helen of Troy=, 452-453. =Helm, Captain=, 220. =Henderson, Richard=, 205. =Hennepin=, a missionary, 106, 107, 110, 111. =Henry, Patrick=, 129-130, 153, 158-167, 217, 230, 234; portrait of, 158; opposes Stamp Act, 159; birth and parentage of, 160; early failures of, 160; orator of the Revolution, 160-167; succeeds as a lawyer, 161; first great speech of, 161; elected to House of Burgesses, 161-162; speaks against Stamp Act, 162; sent to Continental Congress, 163; offers resolutions for arming Virginia, 164; defends his resolutions in great speech, 164-165; in forefront of struggle with England, 166; statue of, 166; aids George Rogers Clark in raising an army, 217-218; death, 166. =Henry=, Prince of Portugal, 3. =Henry II=, 490-491. =Henry VII=, 35, 37. =Henry VIII=, 37. =Hercules=, 452. =Hermitage, The=, 254. =Hessians, The=, 135, 136. =Hieroglyphics=, 448-449. =Hobkirks Hill=, 189. =Holland, John P.=, and the submarine, 395-397; portrait of, 395. =Homestead Law=, 373. =Hooker=, 335. =Hoover, Herbert=, 431-432. =Horace=, 475. =Horatius=, 464-465. =Horseshoe Bend=, battle of, 249, 277. =Houston, General Sam=, 277-281; lives with Cherokees, 277; in battle of Horseshoe Bend, 277; portrait of, 278; studies law, 278; goes to Congress, 278; governor of Tennessee, 278; visits Washington, 279; goes to Texas, 279; in Texas War with Mexico, 279-281; at battle of San Jacinto, 280-281; elected first president of Texas, 281; sent to United States Senate, 281; death, 281. =Howe, Elias=, 274-276. =Howe, General=, 133, 134, 137, 181. =Howe, Julia Ward=, 404-406; early life of, 404-405; writes "Battle Hymn of the Republic," 405; and the Woman's Club, 405-406; portrait of, 406. =Howe, Samuel Gridley=, 405. =Hudson, Henry=, 54-56; discovers Hudson River, 54; portrait of, 55; cruel to Indians, 55; seeks northwest passage, 55-56; set adrift by sailors, 56.