The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Brownell, Henry Howard, author; was born in Providence, R. I., Feb. 6, 1820. He was graduated at Trinity college in 1841, and taught school for a number of years at Hartford. At the beginning of the civil war he turned into rhyme the General Orders bv which com mander Farragut directed the movements of his fleet when preparing for the attack on New Orleans; and these verses, which were extensively copied by the newspapers of the day, reaching the eyes of Farragut, a correspondence between that hero and the poet was commenced in which Brownell expressed a desire to be present at a naval engagement, and Farragut, in order to gratify him, appointed him acting ensign on his flagship, the Hartford. During the New Orleans and Mobile engagements the ensign - poet was busy taking notes of the details of the battles, and The River Fight and the Bay Fight, two of his finest poems, are descriptions of the scenes of which he was a witness. He published a volume of poems in 1847, The People's Book of Ancient and jiodern History The Discoverers, Pioneers and Settlers of North and South America and Lyrics of a Day, or News paper Poetry, by a Volunteer of the us. Ser vice. He died in East Hartford, Conn., Oct. 31, 1872.

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