. War stories for my grandchildren . tion to me. But my life in the army did not alter the views I had formedin my college life of the horror and futility of war, but ratherstrengthened and confirmed them. I witnessed the sad ef-fects of the conflict in dividing and embittering brothers ofthe same blood, the ravages of the battlefield and the hospi-tal, the valuable lives lost and the widows and orphans, theenormous expenditure of money, and the great war debt andpensions to be paid by a coming generation. All these evilsmight have been avoided by a peaceful adjustment of thequestions which we
. War stories for my grandchildren . tion to me. But my life in the army did not alter the views I had formedin my college life of the horror and futility of war, but ratherstrengthened and confirmed them. I witnessed the sad ef-fects of the conflict in dividing and embittering brothers ofthe same blood, the ravages of the battlefield and the hospi-tal, the valuable lives lost and the widows and orphans, theenormous expenditure of money, and the great war debt andpensions to be paid by a coming generation. All these evilsmight have been avoided by a peaceful adjustment of thequestions which were settled by the armed conflict. Theemancipation of the slaves by purchase would have beenmany times less than the cost of the war in money, withoutcounting the saving of the lives lost, the widows and orphans,and the bitterness engendered. There Is a certain glamourabout warfare which attracts the participant, but It is ficti-tious and unchristian. I pray God that our country may bedelivered from its horrors In the future. THE END. Copyright by Bass and Woodworth, IndianapolisSOLDIERS MONUMENT, INDIANAPOLIS APPENDIX INDIANA SOLDIERS MONUMENT Some years after the close of the Civil War the Legislature ofIndiana determined to erect a monument at Indianapolis,designed to glorify the heroic epoch of the Republic and tocommemorate the valor and fortitude of Indianas Soldiers andSailors in the War of the Rebellion and other wars, The corner-stone of this monument was laid in 1887 withappropriate services, including an oration by President Ben-jamin Harrison. It was completed and dedicated in 1902. Itstands upon a terrace 110 feet in diameter, with a foundation of69 by 53 feet, the height of the monument from the street levelis 284 feet, and is crowned by a Victory statue of 38 feet. Onsubordinate pedestals occupying positions in the four segmentsare bronze statues of Governor Morton, Governor Whitcomb,General William Henry Harrison, and General George RogersClark. It is claimed to
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