. Abraham Lincoln and men of war-times; some personal recollections of war and politics during the Lincoln administration . ^; the song of John Brown inspired greatarmies as they swept through the terrible flame of battlefrom the Father of Waters to the Southern Sea, and theinspiration that made lawless madmen of Brown andCook at Harpers Ferry crowned the Republic with uni-versal freedom at OUR UNREWARDED HEROES. OUR UNREWARDED HEROES. AIvL great wars produce great victors, and they are^~^ crowned with the greenest laurels of the people forwhose cause they have achieved success. T
. Abraham Lincoln and men of war-times; some personal recollections of war and politics during the Lincoln administration . ^; the song of John Brown inspired greatarmies as they swept through the terrible flame of battlefrom the Father of Waters to the Southern Sea, and theinspiration that made lawless madmen of Brown andCook at Harpers Ferry crowned the Republic with uni-versal freedom at OUR UNREWARDED HEROES. OUR UNREWARDED HEROES. AIvL great wars produce great victors, and they are^~^ crowned with the greenest laurels of the people forwhose cause they have achieved success. These chief-tains live in history and their memor}^ is gratefully cher-ished long after they have passed away ; but every greatwar has also its unrewarded heroes, whose merits areoften equal to, sometimes even greater than, those whoattained the highest measure of distinction. In warand politics nothing is successful but success, and theunsuccessful military commander and the unsuccessfulpolitician are forgotten, whatever may be their personalmerits, while those who win victories win the applauseof the world. Accident, fortuitous circumstance, andpersonal or political influence aid largely in winningpromotion in both peace and war, and a lost battle, how-ever bravely and skillfully fought, often deposes a com-mander, while a victory won, even in spite of the absenceof the elements of greatness, m
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