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Excerpt from War Papers, Vol. 2: Read Before the Commandery of the State of Wisconsin, Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States The Commandery here presents Volume II. Of War Papers. It is evident that there is an increasing interest in these records, filling in as they do the outlines of general history with the narratives of personal experiences. Actors in the great conflict are passing away, and it is well that we record and preserve all that we can of the events of those times so full of significance, and that we render due tribute to the humblest as well as the most prominent of those who did their part; that we nothing extenuate, nor set down aught in malice. Both sides now review dispassionately the great events that took place, and are promoting the fraternal and national feeling that so largely prevails. Lt is believed that every fact and inci dent truthfully narrated will serve to educate the young to better citizenship and higher patriotism; will bind together the whole people in respect for one another and in loyalty to our family of States, and will hasten the fulfillment of the prediction with which Lincoln closed his first inaugural The mystic chords of mem ory, reaching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature. 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.