Poet, Lawyer and Soldier/Theodore O'Hara
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Markerman62
N 37° 38.776 W 084° 46.412
16S E 696425 N 4168900
Located at the newly renovated courthouse lawn in Danville.
Waymark Code: WMW93Z
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 07/27/2017
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Poet, Lawyer and Soldier
Theodore O'Hara was born in this city, Feb. 11, 1820. He read law with Judge Wm. Owsley. Newspaper work included editing Frankfort Yeoman and Louisville Times. He served in Mexican War, Cuban rebellion and Civil War; on staffs of Generals J. C. Breckinridge and A. S. Johnston, CSA. Died 1867; reinterred with military honors, 1874, in Frankfort Cemetery.
Theodore O'Hara
O'Hara's memorable poem, "The Bivouac of the Dead," was written to commemorate the burial of Kentucky soldiers who fell at Battle of Buena Vista. By act of legislature O'Hara was reinterred beside his Mexican comrades. "On Fame's eternal camping ground Their silent tents are spread, And Glory guards with solemn round The bivouac of the dead."
Marker Name: Poet, Lawyer and Soldier/Theodore O'Hara
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number (for official markers): 24
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society
Kentucky Department of Transportation
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