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The moment that the President's message had been read, Garfield rose to his feet, and moved that Ohio should contribute 20,000 men and about a million of money to the war. The motion was received and passed with the heartiest approval, and the young Senator was at once appointed to serve in the new army. THE MOMENT THAT THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE HAD BEEN READ GARFIELD ROSE TO HIS FEET AND MOVED THAT OHIO SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TWENTY THOUSAND MEN AND ABOUT A MILLION OF MONEY TO THE WAR THE MOTION WAS RECEIVED AND PASSED WITH THE HEARTIEST APPROVAL AND THE YOUNG SENATOR WAS AT ONCE APPOINTED TO SERVE IN THE NEW ARMY
e families of the soldiers, as well as the soldiers themselves, might in consequence be placed in distress. Elias Howe, the inventor of the sewing-machine, who was serving as a private in the ranks, stepped forward, pulled out his cheque-book, and wrote on the spot a cheque for 20,000 pounds, which he handed to his colonel for the use of his comrades. The army was composed not only of the strongest, but also of the noblest men of the nation. Ministers led their congregations into battle. Teachers gathered their young men together, and went with them to fight for the country; and among the first of these, James Garfield, the young principal of the Hiram Institute, marched at the head of a hundred students of his college, and with their help gained the earliest victory of the Federal army. When Fort Sumter fell, Lincoln, as we have seen, appealed at once for 75,000 volunteers. The call, which was read in the various States, was heard in the Senate of Ohio, of which Garfield was a member. HAT THE FAMILIES OF THE SOLDIERS AS WELL AS THE SOLDIERS THEMSELVES MIGHT IN CONSEQUENCE BE PLACED IN DISTRESS ELIAS HOWE THE INVENTOR OF THE SEWING MACHINE WHO WAS SERVING AS A PRIVATE IN THE RANKS STEPPED FORWARD PULLED OUT HIS CHECK BOOK AND WROTE ON THE SPOT A CHECK FOR TWENTY THOUSAND POUNDS WHICH HE HANDED TO HIS COLONEL FOR THE USE OF HIS COMRADES THE ARMY WAS COMPOSED NOT ONLY OF THE STRONGEST BUT ALSO OF THE NOBLEST MEN OF THE NATION MINISTERS LED THEIR CONGREGATIONS INTO BATTLE TEACHERS GATHERED THEIR YOUNG MEN TOGETHER AND WENT WITH THEM TO FIGHT FOR THE COUNTRY AND AMONG THE FIRST OF THESE JAMES GARFIELD THE YOUNG PRINCIPAL OF THE HIRAM INSTITUTE MARCHED AT THE HEAD OF A HUNDRED STUDENTS OF HIS COLLEGE AND WITH THEIR HELP GAINED THE EARLIEST VICTORY OF THE FEDERAL ARMY WHEN FORT SUMTER FELL LINCOLN AS WE HAVE SEEN APPEALED AT ONCE FOR SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS THE CALL WHICH WAS READ IN THE VARIOUS STATES WAS HEARD IN THE SENATE OF OHIO OF WHICH GARFIELD WAS A MEMBER
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