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Henry Timrod

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Henry Timrod

Birth
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Death
6 Oct 1867 (aged 38)
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
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Poet. Known as 'The Laureate of the Confederacy, he compsed such poems as 'Ode to the Confederate Dead at Magnolia Cemetery', 'Carolina', 'The Cotton Ball', and 'Ethnogenesis'. Fought in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, and died in poverty of Tuberculosis.
Poet. Known as 'The Laureate of the Confederacy, he compsed such poems as 'Ode to the Confederate Dead at Magnolia Cemetery', 'Carolina', 'The Cotton Ball', and 'Ethnogenesis'. Fought in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, and died in poverty of Tuberculosis.

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1829-67
Henry Timrod
POET
And His Only Child
Willie
Lie Buried Here
1901

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Cinnamonntoast4
  • Added: Aug 16, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6689664/henry-timrod: accessed ), memorial page for Henry Timrod (8 Dec 1828–6 Oct 1867), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6689664, citing Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.