Ohio University bulletin Summer school, 1909 . onmouth, a score or more of otherconflicts and, finally, Yorktown. On thesefields this nation was born, conceived inliberty and dedicated to the propositionthat all men are created equal, and onthese fields were offered up the lives of theoriginal real American soldier, followingthe more conspicuous heroes of the Revo-lution, Putman, Schuyler and Ward; Mont-gomery. Green, Hale, Stark and Washing-ton. These fields with these heroes con-tending upon them! What a panorama ofdreadful war tinted, however, with thebeautiful shade of unselfish patriotism
Ohio University bulletin Summer school, 1909 . onmouth, a score or more of otherconflicts and, finally, Yorktown. On thesefields this nation was born, conceived inliberty and dedicated to the propositionthat all men are created equal, and onthese fields were offered up the lives of theoriginal real American soldier, followingthe more conspicuous heroes of the Revo-lution, Putman, Schuyler and Ward; Mont-gomery. Green, Hale, Stark and Washing-ton. These fields with these heroes con-tending upon them! What a panorama ofdreadful war tinted, however, with thebeautiful shade of unselfish patriotism. These were the fields and their timeswere the times which set the pace for theother soldiers of the world—then, now, andfor the future. These heroes stood forliberty and welcomed death to gain it fortheir countrymen. Death had no sting tothem for liberty was of life andled them on through pain and sufferingand sacrifice. Their countrys call to free-dom was sweetest music in their ears. Giveme liberty or give me death was their. OHIO UNIVERSITY BULLETIN 75 common battle cry, and all the paid soldiersof all the world beside could not resist thepersistent continued charge of these patriotvolunteers. Such was the soldier of theRevolution. He made no conquest but jus-tice, equality, and truth; he asked no paybut freedom; he sought no glory but hiscountrys good; he loved the righteousnessof God; and with the crisis oer he gaveall the sympathy of his soul to those whomhe had subdued. When the conflict wasended and the victory won, he spread afeast and welcomed to his board his formerfoes. They demonstrated the bigness oftheir hearts and came. They cleared awayour forests, tilled our plains, built our fac-tories, promoted our commerce, establishedhomes, churches, and schools and laid thefoundations of a civilization which standsas a beacon light enlightening the American Revolution conducted bythe original real American soldier will al-ways stand as a living i
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