Benjamin Harrison actually said...

How vividly come to my memory many battle scenes; not the impetuous rush of conflict, but the cover of sadness that followed victory.

Let us take on this occasion a new draught of courage, make new vows of consecration.

We laid them elbow touching elbow in the order in which they had stood in the line of battle.

We mourn for them as comrades who have departed, but we feel the glory of their dying and the glory of their achievement covers all our grea...