The Biovac of the Dead

Manocacy Battlefield~Although the battle was a military victory for the Confederates and their only victory in the north, it was also a defeat. Because of Gener...
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Manocacy Battlefield~Although the battle was a military victory for the Confederates and their only victory in the north, it was also a defeat. Because of General Wallace’s valiant delaying action, the Battle of Monocacy became known as “The Battle that Saved Washington, D.C.”
Kentucky native Theodore O'Hara - author of the poem Biovac of the Dead (1847) - fought with the 12th Alabama at the Battle of Monocacy. The first verse of the poem:
"The muffled drum's sad roll has beat
The soldier's last Tattoo;
No more on life's parade shall meet
That brave and fallen few.
On Fame's eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread,
And glory guards, with solemn round
The Biovac of the Dead."
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