Theodore O'Hara

Theodore O'Hara
Theodore O'Hara's portrait in The Century magazine (1890)
Born	(1820-02-11)February 11, 1820 Danville, Kentucky
Died	June 6, 1867(1867-06-06) (aged 47) Bullock County, Alabama
Buried	Frankfort Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America Lopez` Cuban Filibusters Confederate States of America
Service / branch	United States Army Filibusters  Confederate States Army
Years of service	1846–1848, 1855–1856 1849–1851 1861–1865
Rank	Captain (US) Brevet Major Colonel (Filibusters) Colonel (CSA)
Battles / wars	Mexican-American War Lopez' Cuba Expedition American Civil War
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Theodore O'Hara (February 11, 1820 – June 6, 1867) was a poet and an officer for the United States Army in the Mexican–American War, and a Confederate colonel in the American Civil War. He is best known for the poems "Bivouac of the Dead", which is quoted in many cemeteries, and "The Old Pioneer".