Leavenworth in Leavenworth County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Memorial Rostrum

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 20, 2025

1. Memorial Rostrum Marker

Inscription.

The Glory of Their Deeds Lives

[Excerpted selections from The Bivouac Of The Dead]

Erected 1936 by Leavenworth National Cemetery.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil.

Location. 39° 16.559′ N, 94° 53.294′ W. Memorial is in Leavenworth, Kansas, in Leavenworth County. It can be reached from Cooke. Rostrum and markers are in Leavenworth National Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 150 Muncie Road, Leavenworth KS 66048, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Greater Kansas City.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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walking distance of this marker: Carillon Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); A National Cemetery System (about 600 feet away); Address by President Lincoln (about 700 feet away); Leavenworth National Cemetery (about 800 feet away); War Memorial (about 800 feet away); Western Branch - National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (about 800 feet away); Fourth Marine Division (approx. 0.2 miles away); Soldiers and Sailors Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leavenworth.

More about this memorial. The Bivouac of the Dead excerpts are located near the Rostrum and elsewhere in the cemetery. Several photos are included with this entry.

Also see . . . The Bivouac Of The Dead. (Submitted on October 25, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Memorial Rostrum and Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 20, 2025

2. Memorial Rostrum and Markers

The Bivouac Of The Dead Excerpt Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 20, 2025

3. The Bivouac Of The Dead Excerpt Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 20, 2025

4. The Bivouac Of The Dead Excerpt Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 20, 2025

5. The Bivouac Of The Dead Excerpt Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 20, 2025

6. The Bivouac Of The Dead Excerpt Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 45 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 25, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.