Major-General Winfield Scott Hancock : Oration at the National Cemetery, Gettysburg, May 29, 1886 (Classic Reprint).cWilliam H Lambert
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Author: William H Lambert
Number of Pages: 32 pages
Published Date: 26 Nov 2015
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Publication Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781330951057
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Excerpt from Major-General Winfield Scott Hancock: Oration at the National Cemetery, Gettysburg, May 29, 1886
The original purpose of Memorial Day was to commemorate the defenders of our country who died during the War of the Rebellion.
But custom has widened the scope of our ceremonies, and we now commemorate our dead comrades whether they died during the war or since its close.
When I accepted your courteous invitation to address you on this occasion it was my purpose to take as my theme the great cause which impelled our comrades and ourselves to obey the Nation's call; but the recent death of the great soldier whose fame is inseparably associated with the battle here fought, and who upon his last visit to this field - but short six months ago - was the honored and grateful recipient of your hearty welcome, suggested to me that under the circumstances I could have for this occasion no theme more appropriate, none more acceptable to yourselves than Winfield Scott Hancock.
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