Soldier's Lament



Grant County Civil War Files


"It is the soldier, not the reporter,
Who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the soldier, not the poet,
Who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the soldier, not the campus organizer,
Who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.
It is the soldier,
Who salutes the flag,
Who serves beneath the flag,
And whose coffin is draped by the flag,
Who allows the protestor to burn the flag."

Father Denis Edward O'Brien, USMC


Submitted by -- Mark Davis


Grant County, Indiana Civil War Roster


Excerpt from Whitson's History
Includes information given by Karen Marshall.


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