President McKinley's Antietam Speech in 1900-- Part 3: "To the Valor, Heroism and Sacrifices of the Confederate and Union Armies"

"My countrymen, I am glad, and you are glad also, of that famous meeting between Grant and Lee at Appomattox Court House.  I am glad we were kept together, Aren't you?  Glad that the Union was saved by the honorable terms between Grant and Lee.

"There is one glorious fact that must be gratifying to all of us:  American soldiers never surrendered but to Americans!

"The past can never be undone.

"The new day brings its shining sun to light our duty now.    I am glad to preside over a nation of nearly eighty million people, more united than ever since the formation of the Federal Union.  I account it a great honor to participate in this occasion with the State of Maryland in its tribute to the valor, heroism and sacrifices of the Confederate and Union armies."

It Is Too Bad This Is No Longer The Way It Is.  --Old Secesh