Fort Leavenworth and the Soldiers' Home

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Through him I came to know the full value of our American Union. That object-lesson in self-government. Uplifted to aspiring races. Around which is gathered an impregnable bulwark of defense; the most virile people on the globe-a nation of fresh young blood. Augmented. Renewed. And admted by a continuous influx of the most adventurous and daring from the uttermost corners of the earth.