Charles Sumner: “For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he…”

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For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses the idea of brotherhood among soldiers, regardless of their past, through shared sacrifice.

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Charles Sumner: “For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile, This day shall gentle his…”