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Beck Address Praises Confederate Soldier and Daughters
Judge Marcus W. Beck delivers a warm reconnaissance praising Confederate veterans and leaders while honoring the Daughters of the Confederacy for presenting crosses of honor. He extols southern patriotism, notes Bancroft’s view, and lauds American soldiers from independence onward. The sermon-like address is described as a masterful, faultless tribute.
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Marcus W. Beck
Lee
Jackson
Johnson
Grant
McClellan
North
Judge Beck
Daughters of the Confederacy
South
Bancroft
Tacitus