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Lives enough have been sacrificed, graves enough have been filled, homes enough have been emptied, patriot soldiers enough have been sent back halt and maimed with one leg or one arm, tears enough have been shed.
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Sumner lists the heavy toll of the war in terms of lives lost and suffering endured.
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