ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT AT THE UNVEILING OF THE MONUMENT TO GENERAL SHERIDAN [Illustration] WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1908 It is eminently fitting that the Nation’s illustrious men, the men who loom as heroes before the eyes of our people, should be fittingly commemorated here at the National Capital, and I am glad indeed to take part in the unveiling of this statue to General Sheridan. His name will always stand high on the list of American worthies. Not only was he a great general, but he showed his greatness with that touch of originality which we call genius. Indeed this quality of brilliance has been in one sense a disadvantage to his reputation, for it has tended to overshadow his soli…
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