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once, deflned Sin sectional differences and
traced III blood IS butfl vanishing SHADOW,

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be paid to the heroes In gray as we'll IS
| to those In blue. Tho Civil WAR was 9
| necessity There were issues utstfactins
and dividing this country which no legis.
lGtion, no government, and no DEGREES ., ol
courts could settle. lii that struggle the
sons Of tho South. lacked no loyalty =. .
tho flag for Which they fought, ana
though they stood In defense OF principles
whicl, liistorY's verdict has passed upon,
| they and their great leader, exhibited q
degree Of { BRAY cry of DEVOTION Of, SELF
sacreilce, Which nils, lis with pride. {,
Robert e. Lee cano OF a family NUS
trio,ls---one, as history attcsts, as worthy
Of him as hid Swas worthy OF 1t. NO TAM
| lily was more prominent all through tns
colonial days nor onta'ncd more stalT
wart advocates of the cause OF, ltberty
than tho Lees or Virginia. Our nation
owes q aastinsS debt Of gratitude. to Rich y,
ard Henry Lee, who stood In the Conti-
mental Congress, and In defiance q Eng.
lands power declared that "the United
Colonies ought to be froe:" to Francis
Lightfoot Lee, who cared to pen his
nalnd ito the immortal document 81
American freedon: to Arthur Lee. our
Co,nmissionerto France; to Light Horse
Harry Lee. whose brilliant successes
upon the Held and craftsmanship III Con-
But tho renown of Robert Z. Leo Is
duo to the part no himself has played In
both peace and war. a youth OF varied
talents, s he early iu,bibed tho Intense
asscrtvc. and liberty loving spirit Of us
soldier father. ami upon Ills death, the
continued Illness Of his mother revealed
a wealth. Of tender affection mover sur t;
passed. y, ,9et
Coming to manhood he onsed to fol-
low In the footsteps of his worthy sires,
and at the age Of eighteen he donned
tho uniform OF tho soldier aud entered
the service as a West Point cadet. Here
his obstinate perseverance and complete
mastery Of military details gave prom
iso Of eminence In his life-work. The
Mexican war called him 10 the held OF
battle where he fought shoulder to shoul-
der with the rising leaders from both
North and South. SCOTS wonderful
march to Mexico revealed his genius and
won the carefully-measurcd renark OF
that general that this young man was
tho greatest soldier iii the army" BY
force Of character and the energy OF MS
own unaided efforts lie had laid, broad
and deep, the foundations OF u career that
was to bring him Into worldwide notice.
The beginning or the Civil War was.
the turning point of his llfe He had
acquired a military prestige that at
tractted the attention of tho most promt-
nent men III the country. Long and
carefully ho weighed She issues to- de-
tern,ine clearly his duty. and though Il
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