. Pennsylvania at Gettysburg : ceremonies at the dedication of the monuments erected by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Major General George G. Meade, Major General Winfield S. Hancock, Major General John F. Reynolds and to mark the positions of the Pennsylvania commands engaged in the battle . are gone, to teach this lessonof duty nobly done, at the expense of itself. Under the inevitable waste of time, this as well as all these monumentshereabout erected to mark this place of glory, may, must, crumble and fall. Long may this structure stand—undisturbed by man or the centurie
. Pennsylvania at Gettysburg : ceremonies at the dedication of the monuments erected by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Major General George G. Meade, Major General Winfield S. Hancock, Major General John F. Reynolds and to mark the positions of the Pennsylvania commands engaged in the battle . are gone, to teach this lessonof duty nobly done, at the expense of itself. Under the inevitable waste of time, this as well as all these monumentshereabout erected to mark this place of glory, may, must, crumble and fall. Long may this structure stand—undisturbed by man or the centuries outnumbering those that look down upon the pyramidsroll on and find this memorial preserved. May it endure in the yearsto come that those who see it will be inspired to know that honor ismore than wealth, and right is more than peace, and heroic deeds morethan life. You, survivors of Goslines, you of the Ninety-fifth Pennsylvania Volun-teers, yon that followed this flag when it was bright and new, as soldiersof the Union in its mortal struggle, your work is almost done. You maygather together again, you may meet and fold the dear old flag around theform of some comrade, but no new recruits come to strengthen yourbroken ranks. The steady resistless artillery of time hurls its deadly mis-. Pennsylvania at Qettyshurg. 515 biles upon you. You may face it as bravely us you faced the foe atSalem Heights and Bloody Angle. But one by one your numbers weaken. As we stand here together, as we remember how nobly and bravely lifeswork was done, let us imagine around and about us are the spirits of thebrave comrades dead and gone, those who stood with you when you tookyour solemn oath, and as we leave to them their pure and noble fame, aswe leave this spot so sacred, so memorable, may we go forth exaltedby this communion, and may we take up lifes daily duties and responsi-bilities manfully. Be as brave and true as in the past; keep to the rightas you did at the angle, and may the path d
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