Excerpt from Robert Henry Hendershot, or the Brave Drummer Boy of the Rappahannock Patriotism, or love of country, is one Of the cardinal virtues of every true heart. It has been recognized as the crowning glory of generous manhood and womanhood in all ages and in all countries. Through all history, from the dawn of civilized and even barbaric life tothis present day, mankind have declared it, written it, acted it, vindicated it at all times, under all circum stances, through good report and evil report, at the council fires Of the untutored savage, in the patriarchal circles of Eastern lands, in the household, in the forum, the legislative halls of States and (nations, and amid the carnage and wreck of battles. It shines forth from the lore of the ancient and mediaeval commonwealths. 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.