Excerpt from Complete G. A. R. Song Book The writer believes in fraternity between the sections, but he wishes it a fraternity founded on the principles which triumphed at Appomattox. He admires the Southern soldier as a brave man who was willing to die for his convictions, but his cause has been declared wrong by the stern decision of the sword. Hating as we should the cause which brought forth such herculean deeds of valor and filled the land with woe, let us cherish only the kindest feelings to those mis guided men who through four years carried the Confederacy on their bayonets. At the same time let us not forget that the war for slavery and rebellion was forever wrong and that for freedom and country forever right. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.