The Birthday of Abraham Lincoln

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Excerpt from The Birthday of Abraham Lincoln: Speeches of Joseph G. Darlington, Esq., Hampton L. Carson, Esq., And Marcus a Brownson, D. D., In Response to Toasts at the Annual Dinner at the Union League of Philadelphia, February 13, 1899From an original negative made in 1864, at the time President Lincoln commissioned Ulysses S. Grant lieutenant-general and Com mander of All the Armies of the Union. It is stated that this negative was made to commemorate that eventerence to our organization to tell you what the Grand Army of the Republic is. It is based upon membership of the armies and navies of the United States during the years 1861 to 1865, and we are proud to say that no man can purchase admission to the organization. It is beyond the reach of any and of all who did not serve with us shoulder to shoulder. We are established upon the great principles of Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty - fraternity to our comrades in arms, now our comrades in peace, charity to those who need assist ance and help, and loyalty to our country. After all, the latter is the noblest of the three. It was loyalty to country that brought us into the service when men were needed for the defence of the ¿ag, it is loyalty to country that is inculcated in our Posts and impressed upon the minds of those who are mustered into our ranks. And it will continue so long as we live, so long as the last man remains alive who offered his life for the country and was saved, through the providence of God, to return home.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.