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Postal Officials Say That Before Christmas They Receive Tons Of Letters Written To Santa Claus, But After Christmas How Few Letters Of Thanks Are Sent To Him! From Childhood Onward, Human Beings Seem To Be Characterized By Thanklessness.

Lee Tells His Troops. After Four Years Of Arduous Service Marked By Unsurpassed Courage And Fortitude The Army Of Northern Virginia Has Been Compelled To Yield To Overwhelming Numbers And Resources.

I Have Never Witnessed On Any Previous Occasion Such Entire Disregard Of The Usage Of Civilized Warfare And The Dictates Of Humanity.

It Is History That Teaches Us To Hope.

It Is Good That War Is So Horrible, Or We Might Grow To Like It.