hose name I
cannot forbear to mention; one who, though gone from our midst, is
with us in memory: for who can forget John A. Rawlins? Faithful in
every duty, true in every trust, though dead he is not forgotten;
though gone forever, yet he will ever live in affectionate remembrance
in the hearts of all who knew him. His name is woven in indelible
colors in the history of our country, and is linked with a fame that
is undying.

General Rawlins, in giving a history of the Army of the Tennessee, paid
this tribute to it:

In no army did the soldier enjoy greater liberty, consistent with
military discipline, than in the Army of the Tennessee, and in none
were his rights and his life more carefully guarded.

The subordination of the Army of the Tennessee to the policies and
acts of the Government affecting the institution of slavery in the
prosecution of the war, is worthy of the highest commendation. It had
no policy of its own to propose, but went forth, as expressed by the
legislative branch of the Government, to do battle in no spirit of
oppression, or for any purpose of conquest or subjugation, or purpose
of overthrowing or interfering with the rights or established
institutions of the States in rebellion; but to defend and maintain
the supremacy of the constitution, and to preserve the Union with all
the dignity, equality and rights of the several States unimpaired.

The Army of the Tennessee did great deeds in all the departments of
the States' service, and individually and collectively illustrated in
a peculiar manner the qualities of noble American character which
gained success in the field, preserved its fruits by subsequent
statesmanship, and by exalted virtue crowned victory with the
attributes of peace and justice.

In April, 1900, we unveiled the beautiful and life-like monument to
General John A. Logan, that brilliant, magnetic soldier, our comrade from
Cairo to Louisville. Of him, at the unveiling, President McKinley spoke as
follows:

Logan's career was unique. His distinction does not rest upon his
military achievements alone. His services in the Legislature of his
own State, in the National House of Representatives, and in the Senate
of the United States, would have given him an equally conspicuous
place in the annals of the country. He was great in the forum and in
the fie