. Four years with the Army of the Potomac . at 280,789 men lost their lives, ofwhom about eight thousand were officers. And of therest, 1,057,423 were treated in the general hospitals forwounds or diseases. We see how the greatness of the sacrifices was meas-ured by the grandeur of the cause demanding them. The United States of America fought to maintaintheir national integrity, for the consecration of theirfree institutions, and for the supremacy of the govern-ment of the people, by the people, — that is to say, forthe great principles of progress and of liberty, whichare the natural tendency
. Four years with the Army of the Potomac . at 280,789 men lost their lives, ofwhom about eight thousand were officers. And of therest, 1,057,423 were treated in the general hospitals forwounds or diseases. We see how the greatness of the sacrifices was meas-ured by the grandeur of the cause demanding them. The United States of America fought to maintaintheir national integrity, for the consecration of theirfree institutions, and for the supremacy of the govern-ment of the people, by the people, — that is to say, forthe great principles of progress and of liberty, whichare the natural tendency of modern societies and thelegitimate aspirations of civilized nations. Such a causeis worth all sacrifices. By sustaining it at any cost,the United States have done more than accomplish awork of power and of patriotism ; for their triumph is avictory for 11
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