Reunion of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland, Band 4Robert Clarke, 1870 With reports of meetings of the societies of the Army of the Cumberland; the Army of the Tennessee; the Army of the Ohio; and the Army of Georgia. |
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... brave patriots whose anxious countenances have been so often reflected from the camp - fires that were wont to illumine the front of the Union armies — men who have witnessed those trying hours of the nation , and passed through the ...
... brave patriots whose anxious countenances have been so often reflected from the camp - fires that were wont to illumine the front of the Union armies — men who have witnessed those trying hours of the nation , and passed through the ...
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... brave patriots whose anxious countenances have been so often re- flected from the camp - fires that were wont to illumine the front of the Union armies - men who have witnessed those trying hours of the nation , and passed through the ...
... brave patriots whose anxious countenances have been so often re- flected from the camp - fires that were wont to illumine the front of the Union armies - men who have witnessed those trying hours of the nation , and passed through the ...
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... brave , always noblest amid the storms of actual battle ? And who does not once more stand in the presence of the noblest of them all , the same everywhere , in camp and in field , in peace and in war— everywhere the type of the soldier ...
... brave , always noblest amid the storms of actual battle ? And who does not once more stand in the presence of the noblest of them all , the same everywhere , in camp and in field , in peace and in war— everywhere the type of the soldier ...
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... brave perished , we have won the right to be again called the free citizens of a free Republic . We have secured an inherit- ance of liberty and protection for those little ones whose gentle faces would steal into our presence while we ...
... brave perished , we have won the right to be again called the free citizens of a free Republic . We have secured an inherit- ance of liberty and protection for those little ones whose gentle faces would steal into our presence while we ...
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... brave but misguided men at the close of the war , who had struggled so long and so gal- lantly , even in the bad cause of their country's overthrow ? They had fought their last battle ; they had seen the last thin lines melt and ...
... brave but misguided men at the close of the war , who had struggled so long and so gal- lantly , even in the bad cause of their country's overthrow ? They had fought their last battle ; they had seen the last thin lines melt and ...
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124th Ohio Inf 1st Ohio 25th inst 2d Ohio Inf 88th Illinois Inf 93d Ohio Adjutant Annual Meeting battle battles of Franklin brave Brevet Brigadier Brevet Colonel U. S. V. Brevet Lieut Brigadier General U. S. V. Captain 1st Captain U. S. V. Cavalry Chairman Chattanooga Chicago Cincinnati citizens Cleveland command Committee on Invitations comrades Cumberland DAVIS Dayton DEAR SIR death duty enemy engaged FITZHUGH LEE flag Fourth Annual Reunion friends GARFIELD GEORGE H Henry honor hundred Illinois Inf Indiana Inf Indianapolis Iowa James Kentucky Cav Kentucky Inf Louisville Major General U. S. V. Major John Coon March memory Michigan Inf military Nashville NATHAN KIMBALL nation November November 19 obedient servant officers Ohio Inf patriotic Penn President regiment regret resigned respectfully ROSECRANS Second Lieutenant Sergeant SHERMAN sincerely Society soldier Tenn THOMAS Toast Union Virginia Washington William Wisconsin Inf
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Seite 90 - Such was he: his work is done. But while the races of mankind endure Let his great example stand Colossal, seen of every land, And keep the soldier firm, the statesman pure; Till in all lands and thro' all human story The path of duty be the way to glory.
Seite 71 - The whole south is in a state of revolution, into which Virginia, after a long struggle, has been drawn; and, though I recognize no necessity for this state of things, and would have forborne and pleaded to the end for a redress of grievances, real or supposed, yet in my own person I had to meet the question whether I should take part against my native state.
Seite 98 - Major, February 23, 1847, for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battle of Buena Vista, Mexico...
Seite 81 - His power as a commander was developed slowly and silently ; not like volcanic land lifted from the sea by sudden and violent upheaval, but rather like a coral island, where each increment is a growth — an act of life and work. Power exhibits itself under two distinct forms — strength and force — each possessing peculiar qualities, and each perfect in its own sphere. Strength is typified by the oak, the rock, the mountain. Force embodies itself in the cataract, the tempest, the thunderbolt....
Seite 96 - With all my devotion to the Union, and the feeling of loyalty and duty of an American citizen, I have not been able to make up my mind to raise my hand against my relatives, my children, my home. I have, therefore, resigned my commission in the army, and, save in defense of my native State, with the sincere hope that my poor services may never be needed, I hope I may never be called on to draw my sword.
Seite 90 - Foremost captain of his time, Rich in saving common-sense, And, as the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime.
Seite 95 - GENERAL : Since my interview with you on the 18th instant, I have felt that I ought not longer to retain my commission in the army. I therefore tender my resignation, which I request you will recommend for acceptance. It would have been presented at once...
Seite 95 - It would have been presented at once, but for the struggle it has cost me to separate myself from a service to which I have devoted all the best years of my life, and all the ability I possessed.
Seite 86 - I have done everything in my power to prepare, and that the troops could not have been got ready before this ; and if he should order me to be relieved I will submit without a murmur. A terrible storm of freezing rain has come on since daylight, which will render an attack impossible until it breaks.
Seite 90 - The very impersonation of honesty, integrity, and honor, he will stand to us as the beau ideal of the soldier and gentleman. Though he leaves no child to bear his name, the Old Army of the Cumberland, numbered by tens of thousands, called him father, and will weep for him in tears of manly grief.