. "Prison life in Andersonville" . APPENDIX E. SHALL THE GOVERNMENT CONFER PERMA-NENT HONORS ON CONFEDERATE HEROES? The magnanimity which dictated theterms of surrender at Appomattox wastypical of the treatment extended by theGovernment of the United States to itsdefeated opponents. Well might this beso. The sinews of strength of themighty North had through the fouryears of desperate conflict grown strongindeed. A Confederate Major General de-clared that the veterans of GeneralShermans army, pushing their winterway through the swamps and rivers ofthe South; foraging widely for su])sist-ance an
. "Prison life in Andersonville" . APPENDIX E. SHALL THE GOVERNMENT CONFER PERMA-NENT HONORS ON CONFEDERATE HEROES? The magnanimity which dictated theterms of surrender at Appomattox wastypical of the treatment extended by theGovernment of the United States to itsdefeated opponents. Well might this beso. The sinews of strength of themighty North had through the fouryears of desperate conflict grown strongindeed. A Confederate Major General de-clared that the veterans of GeneralShermans army, pushing their winterway through the swamps and rivers ofthe South; foraging widely for su])sist-ance and always ready to fight, illus-trated a type of soldier that the worldhad not seen since the days of JuliusCaesar. The final parade of the Union aimyalong Pennsylvania avenue before the 141 142 Prison Life in Andersonville President, the Cabinet, prominent Gen-erals and notables of other nations, dis-played a vast procession of seasoned vet-erans whose effectiveness had neverbeen surpassed. They were the choice,steel-tempered resi
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