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Theodore O'Hara

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Theodore O'Hara (1820–1867) was a Kentucky poet, soldier, and journalist best known for his poem "Bivouac of the Dead," written to honor Kentuckians killed in the Mexican-American War. The poem's verses are inscribed at numerous national cemeteries across the United States. His classic work was reprinted in The Weekly Standard.

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Bivouac of the Dead

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