Francis Fontaine (May 7, 1845 – May 3, 1901) was an American Confederate soldier, plantation owner, newspaper editor, poet and novelist from the state of Georgia.
[1][2][3][4][5] His father, John Fontaine (1792–1866), had served as the mayor of Columbus from 1836 to 1837, and he was a planter.
[5][6] During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, he joined the Confederate States Army and served as a private and aide-de-camp.
The poem received negative reviews from The New York Times and the Evening Post.
He went on to publish three novels, including Etowah: A Romance of the Confederacy, which received good reviews from critics.