Two Addresses Commemorative of General Grant Delivered At Boston July 26 188
Two Addresses Commemorative of General Grant Delivered At Boston July 26 188
Charles Devens
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His Honor Mayor Charles G. Reed presided, and after prayer by Rev. D. O. Mears, D. D. , and introductory I'emarks, presented IJ. S. Senator Hoar. Mr. Hoar's address was followed by that of General Devens, and the exercises were concluded by an eloquent address from the Rev. Fr. Conaty. General "Devens said — Mr. Mayor, Fellow -citizens : — When we who were soldiers of the Army of the Potomac first saw General Grant he was already illustrious. The ofreat battles on the Cumberland and Tennessee h...ad been fought. Already the Mississippi rolled proudly to the sea; no rebel fortresses frowned from its banks, no rebel squadrons cruised upon its waters. His great victory at Chattanooga had repaired the disaster of Chickamauga, and the West seemed to ])e coming firmly within our grasp. Yet the war was pressing heavily, enormous del)ts were being contracted, thousands of brave men had fallen, and it was seen that thousands must yet fall before we could achieve the task we had undertaken. No wiser act was ever done l)y Congress than that which created for him the ofiice of Lieutenant-General, whose station might be with either armv as he might select, liut whose control and direction was to be o/;r all.
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