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Fletcher Webster lost his life while bravely commanding a Massachusetts regiment in a war which his illustrious father's exposition of the Constitution had served the arm of the Government to maintain.
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Blaine honors Fletcher Webster's sacrifice and connection to his father's constitutional contributions.
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