The ▁H app iest ▁Day , ▁The ▁H app iest ▁H our " ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁Army . ▁He ▁sent ▁the ▁poem ▁to ▁Henry , ▁who ▁had ▁it ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁September ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 8 2 7 , ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁American , ▁which ▁included ▁Henry ' s ▁name . ▁ ▁Another ▁poem ▁published ▁by ▁Henry ▁was ▁" Lines ▁on ▁a ▁P ocket ▁Book ", ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁cons iders ▁John ▁All an ' s ▁accus ations ▁that ▁younger ▁sister ▁Ros al ie ▁Po e ▁was ▁il leg it imate . ▁Henry ' s ▁po ems ▁generally ▁have ▁them es ▁of ▁mel anch oly , ▁desp air , ▁and ▁feature ▁women ▁who ▁die ▁and ▁abandon ▁their ▁loved ▁ones ▁who ▁dream ▁of ▁their ▁re union . ▁Many ▁are ▁so ▁similar ▁to ▁Po e ' s ▁early ▁work ▁that ▁they ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁collabor ative ▁efforts . ▁His ▁writing ▁career ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁when ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁Review ▁ceased ▁publication . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁Henry , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁heavy ▁drink er ▁and ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁an ▁alco hol ic , ▁died ▁of ▁t uber cul osis ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 3 1 , ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁likely ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁room ▁or ▁even ▁the ▁same ▁bed ▁which ▁he ▁shared ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁Ed gar . ▁He ▁was ▁twenty - four . ▁Henry ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁West min ster ▁Hall ▁and ▁B ury ing ▁Gr ound