08/09/1888
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"If from this hour our admiration for the bravery and nobility of American manhood and our faith in the possibilities and opportunities of American citizenship be renewed, the dedication of the statue ..."
"Monuments and statues multiply throughout the land, fittingly illustrative of the love and affection of our grateful people."
"This statue of a distinguished citizen, who in his life and services combined all these things and more, which challenge admiration in American character."
"The beneficiary named in this bill was granted a pension on the 17th day of November, 1886."