The Bivouac of the Dead
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 bivouac of the dead
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 41° 25.409′ N, 75° 40.826′ W. Memorial is in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It can be reached from North Garfield Avenue. Marker is in Section 9 (Veterans Section) of Cathedral Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1708 Oram Street, Scranton PA 18504, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Edward William Ryan, M.D. (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Right Reverend William O'Hara, D.D. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Owen Kilcullen (approx. 0.2 miles away); Terence V. Powderly (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Tripp House (approx. 0.6 miles away); St Ann's Maronite Parish War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); In Honor of Revolutionary War Patriot Isaac Tripp
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Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 487 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 25, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
