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Bill Taft: “Stephenson organized this Grand Army of the Republic to preserve the essence of that army in its finest characteristic…”

On the recordJuly 2, 1909
Stephenson organized this Grand Army of the Republic to preserve the essence of that army in its finest characteristic, in its democracy and in its patriotism.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Address at the Unveiling of the Memorial to Dr. Benjamin F. Stephenson, Founder of the Grand Army of the Republic

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