"Let the war be conducted 'for the Union' till the whole nation shall be enthused, inspired, transfigured with the glory of that high purpose [abolition]. Let all the deeds of valor add their glory to that purpose, all the blood of noble men that die in the fight hallow it, 1/3 
all the love of the people for the fallen ones sanctify and exalt it, till the integrity, indivisibility, and glory of that Union shall gather round itself all the hero-worship, pride and power of the nation, and then, perhaps not till then, they will love the Union more 2/3
than slavery & slay the python because its slimy folds roll toward the cradle of our infant Hercules (for the Union spirit is yet an infant compared with what it is to be.)” ~Brig. Gen. James A. Garfield, Feb. 12, 1862. #FindYourPark #BlackHistoryMonth #jamesagarfieldnhs 3/3
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