Paul Hamilton Hayne

Paul Hamilton Hayne (born Jan. 1, 1830, Charleston, S.C., U.S.—died July 6, 1886, Grovetown, Ga.) was an American poet and literary leader, one of the best-known poets of the Confederate cause. After growing up in the home of his uncle, Robert Young Hayne, and practicing law for a short time, Hayne wrote for the Charleston Evening News and the Richmond Southern Literary Messenger and was associate editor of the weekly Southern Literary Gazette. His first...