father, 26; character, 26; S.'s last interview with, 26; killed, 26
Hillsborough Turnpike, Tenn., military (operations on, 264, 268
Hilo, a trip to, 431
Hindman, Maj.-Gen. Thomas C., crosses the Boston Mountains, 62; battle of Prairie Grove, 62; retreats toward Little Rock, 63
History, the essentials of impartial, 122; the writing of, 300
Holden, William W., appointed provisional governor in North Carolina, 377
Holston River, military movements on the, 114, 115
Holt, Maj.-Gen., Joseph, service on military court with Thomas, 277
Honolulu, a trip to, 432
Honor, among soldiers, 352
Honor graduate, the distinction of, 460
Hood, Gen. John B., at West Point, 14, 15, 138; dash, courage, and vigor as a fighter, 15, 190, 232, 246-248, 251, 260-262, 273, 317, 324, 341,343; crosses Duck River, 129, 168, 170, 175, 192, 206, 208-210, 212-214, 218, 219, 230, 254; battle of Kolb's Farm, 136; S.'s personal regard for, relations with, and knowledge of his character, 1