Excerpt from Report of Proceedings Incidental to the Erection and Dedication of the Confederate Monument: Reception and Entertainment of Renowned Southern Generals and Others Distinguished Personages, at Chicago, Illinois, Luncheon and Banquet Given Them at Cincinnati, Ohio, and Their Military Greeting at Port Thomas, Kentucky, May 29 June 1, 1895 These citations clearly indicate the axiomatic truth that all enlight ened and just people admire fortitude, bravery and determined purpose under reputable circumstances, without regard to the right or wrong of the political or other cause which provided the opportunity that enabled the display of opposing deeds of heroism. Acting upon such hypothesis and further influenced by a noble act of friendship related in the body of this work, I, as far back as the later sixties, reasoned that the time would come when all sections and parties would recognize the individual and collective bravery, prowess, great fortitude and honor displayed by the defeated Confederates as well as by the victorious Federals, and then determined that I would attempt, through a life work if necessary, to bring about a general recognition of the valor and endurance displayed by both of the formerly opposing elements, and thereby inaugurate the harmonious re-uniting of the here tofore belligerent sections of the country. 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.