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History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War, and Other Items of Interest

CHAPTER V
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Money and birth in themselves have created some unwritten laws that are much stronger than those decreed and promulgated by governments.

It would be the height of presumption to strike at these, to some extent privileged classes.

It is to be hoped that the good fortunes of war will produce sanity and stability in the race, contending for abstract justice .-- _Freeman._ The testimony continues: Private Smith of the Seventy-first Volunteers, speaking about the impression his experience at Santiago had made upon him, said: "I am a Southerner by birth, and I never thought much of the colored man.

But, somewhat, now I feel very differently toward them, for I met them in camp, on the battle field and that's where a man gets to know a man.

I never saw such fighting as those Tenth Cavalry men did.
They didn't seem to know what fear was, and their battle hymn was, 'There'll be a hot time in the old town to-night.


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