Hartford in Hartford County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Henry Howard Brownell

Class of 1841

— "Our Battle Laureate" —

Henry Howard Brownell Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 20, 2018

1. Henry Howard Brownell Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Served as secretary to
Admiral Farragut during the
Battle of Mobile Bay
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This Gun
formed part of
the Main Battery of
Admiral Farragut's
Flagship Hartford
during the Civil War
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New Orleans • Port Hudson
Vicksburg • Mobile Bay

Erected by Trinity College.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil.

Location. 41° 44.886′ N, 72° 41.486′ W. Marker is in Hartford, Connecticut, in Hartford County. Markers and gun are on the Trinity College campus's Main Quad. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 Summit Street, Hartford CT 06106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Late Eighteenth Century Sundial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brownell Hall

USS Hartford Gun Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 20, 2018

2. USS Hartford Gun Marker

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(about 500 feet away); Hartford Vietnam War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Griffin A. Stedman (approx. 0.6 miles away); Thomas McManus (approx. 0.6 miles away); Samuel Colt (approx. one mile away); Columbus (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hartford.

Also see . . .
1. Henry Howard Brownell. American Civil War Forum website entry (Submitted on March 4, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Henry Howard Brownell. Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on March 4, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

3. Alger's Gun Works. And This Is Good Old Boston Blog entry (Submitted on October 14, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

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via Find A Grave, Mike Serpa, unknown

3. Henry Howard Brownell

Henry Howard Brownell Marker and USS Hartford Gun image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 20, 2018

4. Henry Howard Brownell Marker and USS Hartford Gun

USS Hartford Marker and Gun image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 20, 2018

5. USS Hartford Marker and Gun

USS Hartford Gun image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 20, 2018

6. USS Hartford Gun

Second USS Hartford Gun at distant right

USS Hartford Gun Foundry Mark - "C.A. & Co." image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 20, 2018

7. USS Hartford Gun Foundry Mark - "C.A. & Co."

Cyrus Alger & Co., Boston, Mass

USS Hartford Gun Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 20, 2018

8. USS Hartford Gun Detail

"IX IN 1859"

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 20, 2018

9. USS Hartford Gun

Cyrus Alger & Co. No. 247

USS Hartford Gun 9025 lbs. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 20, 2018

10. USS Hartford Gun 9025 lbs.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 114 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 14, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on March 4, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on October 14, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.