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Brownell, Henry Howard

soldier, author, poet, was born Feb. 6, 1820, in Providence, R. I. He served in the civil war as ensign under Farragut, and was present in the two engagements described in his famous battle poems, The Bay Fight, and The River Fight, which rank among the finest verses of their kind. He was the author of Poems; People's Book of Ancient and Modern History; Discoverers of North and South America; Lyrics of a Day; and War Lyrics. He died Oct. 31, 1872, in East Hartford, Conn.