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1862. He commanded his regiment at the battle of Shiloh with such success that he was nominated by President Lincoln for brigadier-general. Be- fore receiving this commission, he took part in the siege of Corinth, Miss. He commanded a brigade at Perrysville. Owing to the condition of his regi- ment, he was relieved from active service and ordered to Mumfordsville, Ky., to protect the lines of communication and to discipline about 10,000 new troops. Receiving his commission as brigadier- general, he was placed in charge of the southern division of Kentucky troops, was ordered to Marrowbone, Ky., with cavalry and infantry, to watch the movements of Gen. John Morgan, and after a slight engagement pursued him through Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. At Lebanon, Ky., he was given two brigades in connection with his own in the pursuit of Gen. Morgan, whom he at- tacked near the Ohio. He was appointed to the com- mand of Gen. Burnside's cavalry corps, but owing to impaired health was unable to serve, and again commanded troops in repelling raids at Lexington, Ky. He was mustered out of service in Septem- ber, 1865, since which time he has been engaged in business. He was a delegate to the National Re- publican convention of 1880, serving as a vice-presi- dent, and was a supporter of Gen. Grant. He is now (1887) president of the southern division of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad company.

HODGE, Charles, theologian, b. in Philadel- phia. Pa., 28 Dec, 1797; d. in Princeton, N. J., 19 June, 1878. He was prepared for college in the academy of Somerville, N. J., was graduated at Princeton in 1815. and at the theologi- cal seminary there in 1819. lie was made instructor in the theological sem- inary in 1820, and professor of orien- tal and biblical lit- erature in 1822. Af- ter 1826 he spent two years in Eu- rope studying in the universities of

Paris, Halle, and

Berlin. On his return in 1828 he resumed his profess. orship, and in 1840 was given the chair of didactic and exegetical theology, to which polemical theology was added in 1852. He founded the " Biblical Repertory " in 1825. enlarged its plan in 1829, changing its name to the "Biblical Repertory and Princeton Review," and remained its editor until it was changed to the " Presbyterian Quarterly and Princeton Review " in 1871. Selections from his contributions to this periodical have been reprint- ed in " Princeton Theological Essays " (2 vols., 1846-'7) and in his "Essays and Reviews" (1857). In 1846 he was moderator of the general assembly of the Presbyterian church (old school), and in 1858 one of a committee to revise the " Book of Dis- cipline." A volume has been published containing a record of the semi-centennial anniversary of his professorship, which was celebrated at Princeton, 24 April, 1872. On this occasion the graduates en- dowed the " Charles Hodge Professorship " with $50,000, and presented Prof. Hodge with $15,000. Dr. Hodge's style is clear and argumentative; as a controversialist he is logical and fair, and he is regarded as a leader of Presbyterian thought. The degree of D. D. was conferred on him by Rut- gers in 1834, and that of LL. D. by Washington college in 1864. His publications are " Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans " (Philadelphia, 1835 ; abridged ed., 1836; rewritten and enlarged ed., 1866) ; " Constitutional History of the Presbyterian Church in the United States" (2 vols., 1840-'l); "The Way of Life" (1842); commentaries on "Ephesians" (1856), "1 Corinthians" (1857), and "2 Corinthians" (1860); "What is Darwinism!" (1874) ; and " Systematic Theology," his principal work (3 vols., 1871-2). See his" life bv his son, Archibald A. Hodge (New York, 1880).— His broth- er, Hugh Lenox, physician, b. in Philadelphia, Pa., 27 June, 1796 ; d. there. 26 Feb., 1873, was graduated at Princeton in 1814, and at the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1818. In 1820 he began to practise in Philadelphia, after spending two years in India, and obtaining there a knowledge of cholera. During the epidemic of 1832. he was active in the cholera hospitals and successful in his plan of treatment. In 1821 he taught the anatomical class of Dr. William E. Hor- ner, who was then in Europe. He was appointed in 1823 to lecture on surgery in the school that sub- sequently became the " Medical Institute." and also became physician to the Philadelphia almshouse. In 1835 he was elected professor of obstetrics in the University of Pennsylvania, and held this chair till 1863, when he became emeritus professor. Dur- ing his service he made several important medical inventions. He was active in the councils of the Presbyterian church. Dr. Hodge received the de- gree of LL. D. from Princeton in 1872. He wrote much for medical journals, and was the author of " Diseases Peculiar to Women "(Philadelphia, 1859): " Principles and Practice of Obstetrics "(1864); and " Foeticide " (1869).— Charles's son. Archibald Al- exander, clergyman, b. in Princeton. N. J., 18 July, 1823; d. there, 11 Nov., 1886. was graduated at Princeton in 1841. and at the theological semi- nary in 1847. For three years he was a missionary in India, returning in 1850. He held charges in Lower West Nottingham. Md., from 1851 till 1855, in Fredericksburg, Va., from 1855 till 1861, and in Wilkesbarre, Pa., in 1861-'4. From 1864 till 1877 he was professor of didactic theology in Western theological seminary, Allegheny, Pa., during which time he was also pastor of a Presbyterian church. In 1877 he was appointed associate professor of didactic and polemic theology at Princeton, suc- ceeding his father in 1878. He was a member of the board of trustees of Princeton, and for a time an editor of the " Presbyterian Review." He re- ceived the degrees of D. D. from Princeton in 1862 and LL. D. from Worcester college, Ohio, in 1876. He was the author of " Outlines of Theology," which is used as a text-book, and has been trans- lated into Welsh, modern Greek, and Hindustane (New York, 1860); " The Atonement " (1868); "A Commentary on Confession of Faith "(1869) : " The Life of Charles Hodge" (1880); and the "Manual of Forms" (1883). His "Popular Lectures on Theological Themes" were published after his death (1887).— Hugh Lenox's son, Hugh Lenox, physician, b. in Philadelphia. Pa., 30 July, 1836 ; d. there. 10 June, 1881, was graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1855 and in medi- cine there in 1858." In 1861 he was appointed demonstrator of surgery and chief of the surgical dispensary of the University of Pennsylvania, and in 1870 was made demonstrator of anatomy. He was attached to the U. S. Satterlee hospital at Philadelphia during the civil war, and was also a surgeon in the Pennsylvania reserve corps, serving