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H. B. Brittain died November 10, 1914, at the home of his nephew, O. D. Brittain, at Kemp, Tex. He suffered for many years from acute chronic rheumatism, by which he was rendered helpless at the last; be he had the tender care of his devoted nephew and family. Comrade Brittain enlisted in the Confederate army at Prarieville, Tex., joining the 7th Texas Infantry, and served without furlough until the close of the war. He was in twenty-seven regular engagements and was captured twice, the last time being carried to New York in the hull of a vessel without ventilation only as air was pumped down. Notwithstanding scurvy and other diseases, which carried away many, he was spared to return to his home, in Texas, after hostilities ceased.

Comrade Brittain was a member of the Masonic Fraternity from 1870 and a faithful member of the Missionary Baptist Church. He was anxious to join the U. C. V. Camp ant Kemp, Tex., but was never able to attend the meetings. Confederate comrades, fellow Masons, and other friends followed his body to the grave, where the services were conducted by the Masons, and he was laid to rest till the mourn of resurrection.