Report of the Proceedings of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, at the Annual Meeting Volume 6-10

by Society of the Army of Tennessee

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 edition. ...quite as much as numbers and wealth. We in our day fought a great battle that unity should be maintained, that liberty should be universal, and that justice should not be at the mercy of the disaffected. Now our flag is universally respected because it is the true emblem of the power of a united people, and because it represents principles that are dear to all mankind. All may come and show its advantages, and none should fear it unless they attempt to trample on the principles of universal justice. Let us cherish the memories of the past, and resolve, each in his own sphere, to uphold the right as we see it, and the blue of our flag, studded with stars, will be as the firmament of heaven, and the stripes symbolic of the sun's glory, as he sets in the summer's horizon of the west. MUSIc. Sevexrn " T/ze A1-mies qf the United States--Past and Present." GENTLEMEN oF THE ARMY oF THE response to this sentiment gives a wide field to thought. The history of the republic in its early life opens again its pages. The records of the trials in which the founders of the nation fought for the right, and, in the face of death, toiled through disaster until peace crowned their work, are told to us again as they were read among our childhood's teachings. The struggles of the revolution--the victory which gave a name to the nation, and a flag which should float forever as that nation's emblem; the contests of later yearsthe war with Mexico, which taught the doubting what a little army, controlled by discipline and moved by patriotic pride, could do; all these changing scenes in the progressive march of the nation pass before us, and we recall what we have heard and read of the. valor, and courage,...

198 pages, Paperback

Published September 13, 2013