Henry Timrod (December 8, 1828 - October 7, 1867) was an American poet who is often called The Poet Laureate of the Confederacy. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He was born in Charleston, South Carolina to a family of German descent--the family's original surname was "Dimroth. Charleston is a city in Charleston county in the US state of South Carolina. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. " His father was an officer in the Seminole Wars and a poet himself. An officer is a member of an armed force who holds a position of authority The Seminole Wars, also known as the Florida Wars, were three conflicts in Florida between various groups of Native Americans collectively known as A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" Timrod studied at the University of Georgia, but, forced by illness to end his formal studies, returned to Charleston. The University of Georgia ( UGA) is a public research University located in Athens, Georgia, the oldest and largest of the He took a position with a lawyer and planned to begin a law practice.

From 1848 to 1853 he submitted a number of poems to The Southern Literary Messenger, under the pen name Aglaus, where he attracted some attention for his abilities. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Encouraged, he left the field of law for writing and tutoring.

In 1856 he accepted a post as a teacher at the plantation of Col. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Fundamentally a plantation is usually a large Farm or estate, especially in a tropical or semitropical country on which Cotton, Tobacco William Henry Cannon in the area that would later become Florence, South Carolina. Florence is the largest city in and the County seat of Florence County, South Carolina, United States. The single room school building (still preserved in Timrod Park in Florence) was built to provide for the education of the plantation children. A school (from Greek σχολεῖον - scholeion) is an Institution designed to allow and encourage Students (or "pupils" In Architecture, Construction, Engineering and real estate development the word building may refer to one of the following Any man-made Among his students was the young lady who would later become his bride and the object of a number of his poems - the fair Saxon Katie Godwin.

While teaching and tutoring he continued also to publish his poems in literary magazines. Florence is the largest city in and the County seat of Florence County, South Carolina, United States. A literary magazine is a Periodical devoted to Literature in a broad sense In 1860, he published a small book, which, although a commercial failure, increased his fame. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting The best known poem from the book was A Vision of Poesy.

With the outbreak of war, Henry returned to Charleston, soon publishing his best known poems, which drew many young men to enlist in the service of the Confederacy. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 His best known poems of the time are Ethnogenesis, A Cry to Arms, Carolina, and Katie. He was a frequent contributor of poems to Russell's Magazine and to The Southern Literary Messenger.

Timrod soon followed into the military, but illness prevented much service, and he was sent home. After the bloody Battle of Shiloh, he tried again to live the camp life as a western war correspondent for the Charleston Mercury, but this too was short lived as he was not strong enough for the rugged task. Background and opposing forces After the losses of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in February 1862 Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston withdrew A war correspondent is a Journalist who covers stories firsthand from a war zone.

He returned from the front and settled in Columbia to become associate editor of the newspaper, The South Carolinian. Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the US state of South Carolina. In February 1864 he married his beloved Katie, and soon had a son, Willie, born on Christmas Eve. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Christmas Eve, December 24, is the day before Christmas Day, the celebrated birthday of Jesus. During the occupation by General Sherman's troops in February 1865, he was forced into hiding, and the newspaper office was destroyed. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year An office is generally a room or other area in which people work, but may also denote a position within an Organization with specific duties attached

The aftermath of war brought his family poverty and to him, increasing illness. He took a post as correspondent for a new newspaper based in Charleston, The Carolinian, but after several months of work, he was never paid, and the paper folded. His son Willie soon died, and Henry was to join him in death, of consumption in 1867. Death is the termination of the biological functions that define living Organisms It refers both to a specific Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or T u' b' erculosis Bacillus --> is a common Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting

Timrod's friend and fellow poet, Paul Hamilton Hayne, posthumously edited and published The Poems of Henry Timrod, with more of Timrod's more famous poems in 1873, including his Ode: Sung on the Occasion of Decorating the Graves of the Confederate Dead at Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C., 1867 and The Cotton Boll. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ode Sung on the Occasion of Decorating the Graves of the Confederate Dead at Magnolia Cemetery Charleston S

Later critics of Timrod's writings, including Edd Winfield Parks and Guy A. Cardwell, Jr. of the University of Georgia, Jay B. The University of Georgia ( UGA) is a public research University located in Athens, Georgia, the oldest and largest of the Hubbell of Vanderbilt University, and Christina Murphy, who completed a Ph. Vanderbilt University is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in Nashville, Tennessee, D. dissertation on Timrod at the University of Connecticut have indicated that Timrod was one of the most important regional poets of nineteenth-century America and one of the most important Southern poets. A dissertation (also called thesis or disquisition) is a document that presents the author's Research and findings and is submitted in support of candidature The University of Connecticut ( Connecticut or UConn) is the State of Connecticut 's Land-grant university. In terms of achievement, Timrod is often compared to Sidney Lanier and John Greenleaf Whittier as poets who achieved significant stature by combining lyricism with a poetic capacity for nationalism. Sidney Lanier ( February 3, 1842 – September 7, 1881) was an American Musician and Poet. John Greenleaf Whittier (December 17 1807 &ndash September 7 1892 was an influential American Quaker Poet and ardent advocate of the abolition of Slavery The term nationalism can refer to an Ideology, a sentiment, a form of Culture, or a Social movement that focuses on the Nation All three poets also explored the heroic ode as a poetic form. Ode (from the Ancient Greek) is a form of stately and elaborate lyrical verse.

Today, Timrod's poetry is included in most of the historical anthologies of American poetry, and he is regarded as a significant--though secondary figure--in nineteenth-century American literature.

In 1901, a monument with a bronze bust of Timrod was dedicated in Charleston, SC. Perhaps a greater honor was given to him when the state's General Assembly passed a resolution in 1911 instituting the verses of his poem "Carolina" as the lyrics of the official state anthem. The South Carolina General Assembly, also called the South Carolina Legislature, is the state legislature of the U "Carolina" is the official State song of South Carolina since 1911

In September 2006 an article for The New York Times noted similarities between Bob Dylan's lyrics in the album, Modern Times and the poetry of Timrod. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Modern Times is Bob Dylan 's 32nd Studio album, released on August 29, 2006 by Sony BMG. A wider debate developed in The Times as to the nature of "borrowing" within the folk tradition and in literature ^[1], ^[2], ^[3].

See also

• Ode: Sung on the Occasion of Decorating the Graves of the Confederate Dead at Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C., 1867
• Cisco, Walter Brian, Henry Timrod: A Biography, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-8386-4041-9. Ode Sung on the Occasion of Decorating the Graves of the Confederate Dead at Magnolia Cemetery Charleston S

Notes

External links

• Faint Falls the Gentle Voice of Prayer -A prayer for peace penned by Timrod after seeing the horrors of war (words and audio)
• Works by Henry Timrod at Project Gutenberg
  • The Poems of Henry Timrod from Project Gutenberg

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