Address of the Commander-in-Chief and Report of the Surgeon General, G. A. R
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Excerpt from Address of the Commander-in-Chief and Report of the Surgeon General, G. A. R: Seventeenth Annual Encampment, Denver, Col., July 23, 1883 Another march is ended and we have pitched our tents in the shadow of the snow-capped mountains in this beautiful city on the plain and again clasp hands, renew the old ties, sing the old songs, and march with steady footsteps in grand review. It is true that many who touched elbow last year have passed beyond the silent river, yet, as in the days of war, when our ranks were thinned by disease or torn by shot and shell and the vacant places were filled by the reserve or the recruits called again and again, so now we meet with solid front, thickened lines and firm purpose, having drawn from the ranks of the old grand army thousands to fill the places of those mustered out We meet in a State that was not one of the stars on the flag we fought for from ´61 to ´65, in a city that was then only a station, on the long line of march towards the setting sun. But the star is now gleaming on the flag, and the city by its wondrous growth, its open-hearted hospitality, and its queenly beauty has become of world-wide renown, and the citizens of the whole State warmly welcome the Grand Army and greet them not only as the guests of the princely city, but the Centennial State joins gladly in the joyful acclaim. The land where our weary feet have halted in the march to the final roll call was almost a wilderness when the war began and when it ceased. Its mineral wealth was yet untouched. Its plains were untilled. Its quarries were unopened. Its fountains of eternal youth unfrequented save by the wild savage. Its mountain peaks unexplored. Its sparkling, foaming mountain streams, rushing down through grand canons to the wide plains, were as in the days when the adventurous white man had not turned his wandering footsteps hither. To-day magic cities have arisen. Untold mineral wealth has been taken from the rock-ribbed mountains, long lines of steel cross the foaming torrent, pierce the grand cliffs, climb dizzy heights, and carry the world´s commerce from the East and the West, and it is a happy thought that this progress, this onward movement of the car of fortune, this red flame of the torch of liberty, the glory of civilization, the triumph of education, the wonders of the exposition, would not have been possible had it not been for the victories of the Grand Army of the Republic. We who have come from the East to the wild, free West, greet our comrades from the Atlantic shores and take them to our hearts and homes in Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty, and thank God that we are all united in one common country and under one star-decked flag. When I assumed the duties of my office I determined that I would show that I appreciated the high honor by devoting all my time and all the energy and ability in me towards building up our order. 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.
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