If our assembling In this place shall fitly honor those whom we wish remembered with gratitude, it will be because, beholding these scenes and contemplating the example of the heroes who made Gettysburg illustrious, we shall be able to estimate more wisely the value of our country and of her institutions, and be better prepared for the duties which, under Providence, have devolved upon us.
Memorial Day Remarks at Gettysburg Cemetery
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