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Admiral Belknap's Address to Veterans at Huntington Hall
Admiral Belknap delivers an extensive Memorial Day oration praising Massachusetts first regiments, recounting the 1861 Baltimore attack and Washington mobilization, lauding Butler, Welles, and Fox, and urging lasting national reconciliation while honoring Union and Navy contributions and the Grand Army of the Republic.
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