Henry Howard Brownell
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Henry Howard Brownell
- Born: February 6, 1820
- Birthplace: Providence, RI
- Died: 1872
Though he started out practicing law, Henry Howard Brownell gave it up to write both poetry and prose. Brownell was appointed as an acting ensign on board The Hartford, at the beginning of the Civil War, after his poems had come to the attention of Admiral Farragut. He participated in the battle of Mobile Bay, writing his two longest poems, "The River Fight" and "The Bay Fight," describing the naval actions at New Orleans and Mobile Bay. At the end of the war, he accompanied Admiral Faragut on his European cruise.
Most Famous Works
- Pioneer Heroes of the New World (1855)
- The New World: Embracing American History (1856)
- The Eastern, or Old World (1857)
- Lyrics of a Day, or Newspaper Poetry, by a Volunteer in the United States Service (1864)
- War-Lyrics and Other Poems (1866)
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Works by Henry Howard Brownell
(1820-1872)
| 1864 | Lyrics of a Day; or, Newspaper Poetry. A collection of Civil War verse, primarily written following the battles in which the Connecticut lawyer and newspaper versifier had participated as Admiral David Farragut's secretary. Brownell's work is admired by many prominent literary figures, including Ralph Waldo Emerson and Oliver Wendell Holmes, who names Brownell "Our Battle Laureate." War Lyrics and Other Poems would follow in 1866. |
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