. The Spirit of '76 : devoted to the principles, incidents, and men of '76 and colonial times . x made him the terror of these en-emies of civilization. The history of his Indian campaignsform a brilliant page in our annals and places him withCuster as the bravest and most dashing officers of the warwhich can never be renewed because of the disappearanceforever of the race of red men which provoked it. General Miles has won his way to the foremost placein the army by meritorious services and proved is as generous as he is brave, and there is not a taint ofjealousy, in his compositi
. The Spirit of '76 : devoted to the principles, incidents, and men of '76 and colonial times . x made him the terror of these en-emies of civilization. The history of his Indian campaignsform a brilliant page in our annals and places him withCuster as the bravest and most dashing officers of the warwhich can never be renewed because of the disappearanceforever of the race of red men which provoked it. General Miles has won his way to the foremost placein the army by meritorious services and proved is as generous as he is brave, and there is not a taint ofjealousy, in his composition He will assert and maintainhis rights in his official capacity because duty requires it,but as a man he is noble, generous and kind to all from thehighest in rank to the humblest private. He has passedthrough all grades in his profession and is a trained soldiern whom his countrymen can put their fullest trust. Heunderstands the soldier, and is considerate and aswell as strict in his discipline, and exacting where servicedemands it. He comes of a race o( men who have figured <. tag * GENERAL NELSON A. MILES. MEMBER EMPIRE STATE SOCIETY SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. Out designed ami enuraved by Ceotnil Bureau •>( Entriavin^,to William St., New York City. prominently in the history of our country. On both sides of his ances-try he goes back to the early settlers of New England, and among thenall there was never a taint of disloyalty. In him is found the highesitype of an American soldier and an American gentleman.
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