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There, also, are our generals,--Grant, Sherman, Hooker, Butler,--a goodly cluster,--once Democrats, but now forgetting party and dedicating themselves completely to their country.
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Sumner highlights that some military leaders, once Democrats, have now dedicated themselves to the Union cause.
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