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Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894 [Quotation by General Banks]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05869 Author/Creator: Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894 Place Written: New Orleans, Louisiana Type: Autograph quotation signed Date: 4 December 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 12.9 cm Order a Copy

"The sweetest solace that a soldier can receive is to know that the women of his country appreciate his sacrifices, and surrender their hours of leisure and luxury to his care and comfort. The voice of Christian kindness and of love stirs the blood of a warrior like the sound of cannon."

Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894

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