The Bivouac of the Dead - Dixon, CA
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N 38° 24.834 W 121° 52.446
10S E 598294 N 4252339
A plaque with part of an 1800 poem.
Waymark Code: WMQ8ZV
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/12/2016
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The poem is by Theodore O'Hara.
""Bivouac of the Dead" is a poem written by Danville, Kentucky native, Theodore O'Hara to honor his fellow soldiers from Kentucky who died in the Mexican-American War. The poem increased its popularity after the Civil War, and its verses have been featured on many memorials to fallen Confederate soldiers in the Southern United States, and are even to be found on many memorials in Arlington National Cemetery, including Arlington's gateway." (
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"The muffled drum's sad roll has beat
The soldier's last tattoo;
No more on life's parade shall meet
The brave and daring few.
On Fame's eternal camping-ground
Their silent tents are spread,
And Glory guards with solemn round
The bivouac of the dead."