Excerpt from Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Vol. 8: Commandery of the District of Columbia

Commander And Companions: What I may say on this occasion, I fear, will not prove more than an echo. The remark is applicable to many utterances, when thirty years removed from a time when great men were found necessary to perform a part within a theatre of war, which, in 1861, was opened to the gaze of the world.

Truly are men known by the parts they play - their works - and, therefore, in giving some attention this evening to events connected with Abraham Lincoln and Edwin M. Stanton, it will not be out of place to refer to some of their great labors from 1861 to 1865.

Their labors were not in the field, for, as Commander-in-Chief and War Minister, in the great general struggle, they could not appear in person upon the fields of minor engagements. But they accomplished more than did the minor commanders. Through their efforts battles were made successful, and distinction was made to crown generals and others. Their efforts, by day and by night, gave lustre to the armies of the Union.

Through their inspiration they were present on every field, and organized victory!

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