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On one occasion the money which was needed for the pay of a New England regiment was delayed, and it was feared that the families of the soldiers, as well as the soldiers themselves, might in consequence be placed in distress. ON ONE OCCASION THE MONEY WHICH WAS NEEDED FOR THE PAY OF A NEW ENGLAND REGIMENT WAS DELAYED AND IT WAS FEARED THAT THE FAMILIES OF THE SOLDIERS AS WELL AS THE SOLDIERS THEMSELVES MIGHT IN CONSEQUENCE BE PLACED IN DISTRESS
 in the presidential chair. To General Grant more than to any man belongs the honour of the triumph of the Federal armies. But Grant was strong because of the innate nobleness of the men he commanded, and the magnificent steadfastness of the people who supported him. That support was given with a liberal hand. Probably never since the days when the people of Israel stripped themselves of their jewels to build the tabernacle, did a nation contribute of their treasures so eagerly and whole-heartedly as the American nation at this crisis. Private individuals subscribed vast sums of money, teachers of schools voluntarily gave up a fixed proportion of their salary, churches and societies made regular collections, farmers carried their produce into the camps, and women devoted their skill to nursing the sick and wounded. The highest honour that men could claim was to serve in the ranks of the army; and rich and poor alike shouldered the musket and slept side by side upon the field of battle. INALLY PLACED HIM IN THE PRESIDENTIAL CHAIR TO GENERAL GRANT MORE THAN TO ANY MAN BELONGS THE HONOR OF THE TRIUMPH OF THE FEDERAL ARMIES BUT GRANT WAS STRONG BECAUSE OF THE INNATE NOBLENESS OF THE MEN HE COMMANDED AND THE MAGNIFICENT STEADFASTNESS OF THE PEOPLE WHO SUPPORTED HIM THAT SUPPORT WAS GIVEN WITH A LIBERAL HAND PROBABLY NEVER SINCE THE DAYS WHEN THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL STRIPPED THEMSELVES OF THEIR JEWELS TO BUILD THE TABERNACLE DID A NATION CONTRIBUTE OF THEIR TREASURES SO EAGERLY AND WHOLEHEARTEDLY AS THE AMERICAN NATION AT THIS CRISIS PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS SUBSCRIBED VAST SUMS OF MONEY TEACHERS OF SCHOOLS VOLUNTARILY GAVE UP A FIXED PROPORTION OF THEIR SALARY CHURCHES AND SOCIETIES MADE REGULAR COLLECTIONS FARMERS CARRIED THEIR PRODUCE INTO THE CAMPS AND WOMEN DEVOTED THEIR SKILL TO NURSING THE SICK AND WOUNDED THE HIGHEST HONOR THAT MEN COULD CLAIM WAS TO SERVE IN THE RANKS OF THE ARMY AND RICH AND POOR ALIKE SHOULDERED THE MUSKET AND SLEPT SIDE BY SIDE UPON THE FIELD OF BATTLE
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