Report of the Proceedings of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee at the ... Annual Meeting, 17. köideThe Society, 1893 |
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Page 80
... fought their last fight long ago . They lie embattled in the invincible array of death , on Southern ground , nevermore to be conquered or dispersed , there to sleep the sleep which knows but one awakening . What men they were ! In them ...
... fought their last fight long ago . They lie embattled in the invincible array of death , on Southern ground , nevermore to be conquered or dispersed , there to sleep the sleep which knows but one awakening . What men they were ! In them ...
Page 84
... fought the great battle of humanity and conquered , and is con- secrated to the reverence of mankind . " Governor Davis was cheered many times during his address , having held his listeners to a very close attention , and as he con ...
... fought the great battle of humanity and conquered , and is con- secrated to the reverence of mankind . " Governor Davis was cheered many times during his address , having held his listeners to a very close attention , and as he con ...
Page 121
... fought not from compulsion , but from free choice , because each had an interest at stake . Despotism forces its subjects to war . Liberty fascinates its friends to its defences . We know well the past of our country . We know , too ...
... fought not from compulsion , but from free choice , because each had an interest at stake . Despotism forces its subjects to war . Liberty fascinates its friends to its defences . We know well the past of our country . We know , too ...
Page 126
... fought a good fight , to express the pleasure I have found in what I have seen in this country . This is not merely the tribute of sympathy with a nation that has been generous in its hospi- tality , but I say it calmly , coolly and ...
... fought a good fight , to express the pleasure I have found in what I have seen in this country . This is not merely the tribute of sympathy with a nation that has been generous in its hospi- tality , but I say it calmly , coolly and ...
Page 127
... fought , therefore , as heroes . There was your Grant and the honored heroes I see here to - night , but there is not one among you who will not say that Lee and Stonewall Jackson and a host of others were worthy of your steel ...
... fought , therefore , as heroes . There was your Grant and the honored heroes I see here to - night , but there is not one among you who will not say that Lee and Stonewall Jackson and a host of others were worthy of your steel ...
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