We honor you because when the call to arms came you treated material considerations as dross to be cast aside, not to be for one moment weighed in the balance, compared to the proud privilege of laying down everything, life itself, on the altar of your duty as light was given you to see your duty.
Roosevelt praises the selflessness of those who served in the Civil War, prioritizing duty over material concerns.
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