In the long run in the Civil War the thing that counted for more than aught else was the fact that the average American had the fighting edge; had within him the spirit which spurred him on through toil and danger, fatigue and hardship, to the goal of the splendid ultimate triumph.
Roosevelt reflects on the spirit and determination of the average American soldier during the Civil War as key to their success.
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