Harry V. Vogt

Harry V. Vogt is a little-documented author whose name is most clearly connected to By Force of Impulse: A Drama in Five Acts. The play was published in New York and survives through Project Gutenberg, which also lists it as the only work under his name in its catalog.

From the text itself, By Force of Impulse appears to be a melodramatic stage piece built around love, duty, family strain, and wartime separation. Its cast, five-act structure, and Civil War setting give it the feel of popular American theater from the late 1800s.

Very little firm biographical information about Vogt was easy to confirm from reliable sources during this search, so much of his life remains unclear. Hymnary.org also credits Harry V. Vogt as the author of several hymn texts, but does not provide a biography, which suggests he remains a largely obscure figure today.