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Ben Harrison: “We laid them elbow touching elbow in the order in which they had stood in the line of battle.”

On the recordMay 29, 1891
We laid them elbow touching elbow in the order in which they had stood in the line of battle.
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Ben Harrison
Republican · Indiana

Editor's note · Context

Remarks During Decoration Day Ceremonies at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia

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