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George Alfred Townsend
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1841 – 1914
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Who was George Alfred Townsend?
George Alfred Townsend, was a noted war correspondent during the American Civil War, and a later novelist. Townsend wrote under the pen name "Gath", which was derived by adding an "H" to his initials, and inspired by the biblical passage II Samuel 1:20, "Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askalon."
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- Born
- Jan 30, 1841
Georgetown - Also known as
- George Townsend
- Alfred George Townsend
- Education
- Central High School
- Died
- Apr 15, 1914
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on July 23, 2013
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