The history of the state of Indiana : from the earliest explorations by the French to the present time, containing an account of the principal civil, political, and military events, from 1763 to 1897 . d and tattered flags have been torn by shotand shell, stained with the blood of those who bore them,and beaten upon by the storms, but have never trailed in thedust or went back upon the field. Soldiers, let me unite with Major General Wallace, inthe hope that you will come together on this holy day inevery year to look upon these sacred banners, and to renewin sweet converse, the associations o
The history of the state of Indiana : from the earliest explorations by the French to the present time, containing an account of the principal civil, political, and military events, from 1763 to 1897 . d and tattered flags have been torn by shotand shell, stained with the blood of those who bore them,and beaten upon by the storms, but have never trailed in thedust or went back upon the field. Soldiers, let me unite with Major General Wallace, inthe hope that you will come together on this holy day inevery year to look upon these sacred banners, and to renewin sweet converse, the associations of the march, the biv-ouac, and the field. Your numbers will grow smaller fromyear to year, your step less firm and your eyes less bright,but the wreaths which bind your victorious brows will be-come greener and more glorious as you pass down the de-clivity of time, through paths strewn with flowers by yourgrateful countrymen, to sink gently into honorable graves. The festivities of the occasion did not end with the pre-sentation of the flags, but at night there was a grand dis-play of fireworks, witnessed by immense throngs. The flagspresented on this occasion are yet carefully preserved in the. WAR OF THE EEBELLION. 459 State Capitol, together with many relics and mementoesgathered from the battle field, including quite a number ofConfederate flags captured by Indiana troops, during thewar. In 1890 Congress passed an act to establish a branch ofthe National Soldiers Home, at Marion, in Grant that time the Government was maintaining Homes forveterans at Dayton, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Togus,Maine; Elizabeth City, Virginia; Leavenworth, Kansas, andLos Angeles, California. The years were adding rapidly tothe number of those who needed the care of the Government,to make their declining years comfortable and peaceful, andmainly through the efforts of Major George W. Steele, mem-ber of Congress from the Marion district, it was determinedto build a new home at Marion. A
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