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Excerpt from The Grand Army of the Republic, (Department of New York) Personal Records Just as the Grand Army itself seeks not merely to conserve the interests of its members, but through them to maintain, and encourage and illustrate for all the world, the highest and noblest standard of American Citizenship, these records, while they can not otherwise than honor the soldiers of the republic, have a still grander mission in that they are a precious legacy, teaching to future generations, through the examples of those thus commemorated, the great principles of loyalty and patriotism which should fire the heart and inspire the soul of every man worthy to live under the flag made sacred by the blood of countless thousands who have died in its defense. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.