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Before the expiration of three months events had demonstrated his wisdom and our folly, and other paragraphs from that same speech became the fighting creed of the Union men of Maryland.
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Creswell notes that events quickly proved the wisdom of a leader's speech, which became a rallying cry for Union supporters in Maryland.
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