Excerpt from Negro Suffrage and Congressional RepresentationThe stability of the Union had been proven, its indestructible character had been established. It had passed through the mighty throes of civil war, it had produced a new standard of heroism and military skill, and awakened a new sense of moral judgment. A remarkable episode had been added to human his tory. The Grand Army of the Republic was melting away, as the myriad of boys in blue went marching triumphantly home. The war was at an end.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.