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itable. When Grant gave back to Lee's army their cav- 

 alry horses to plow with, it was an omen of peace. 



No man can now be buried in one of our national cem- 

 eteries who did not stand upon the side of the right, when 

 men were so much needed. No man can join the Grand 

 Army of the Republic who did not qualify himself by 

 service under the flag, from 1861 to 1865. The little army 

 badge, made from captured cannon, can be worn by no 

 man who at any time was false to his county. 



At the inauguration of President Harrison, on the 4th 

 of March, 1889, the Senate chamber was brilliant with 

 the uniforms of the diplomatic corps and of the army and 

 navy. The galleries were gay with the beautiful cos- 

 tumes of the women. The supreme judges, clad in their 

 robes of black silk, made a striking contrast with the gay 

 trappings around them. When the retired general of 

 the army, who had the right to wear the full uniform of 

 his rank, came in, tall, erect, and with his keen eye as 

 bright as ever, every eye centered upon him. Presidents 

 have been inaugurated before, presidents would be in- 

 augurated again, but ages would not again produce a 

 William Tecumseh Sherman. Dressed in a plain suit of 

 black, the only mark of distinction of any kind that he 

 wore was the little badge of the Grand Army of the Re- 

 public, which was pimied upon his breast, right over his 

 manly heart. 



General Sherman was proud of this little badge; it 

 placed him on an equality with the youngest private in 

 his army. The right to wear it could only be acquired 

 by service on the right side in the war for the Union. The 

 time to obtain that right has passed forever. 



I once heard Governor Flower of New York say that 

 he was at the right age to have fought in the war, but 

 that he had spent that time in laying a foundation for his 

 great fortune. He said, "But I would rather have the 



