Address by Hon. Joseph R. Lamar of Augusta Georgia

A stirring and eloquent speech by Joseph Rucker Lamar, a prominent Georgia lawyer and later U.S. Supreme Court justice. In this address, delivered on the occasion of Memorial Day, Lamar pays tribute to the sacrifices made by Confederate soldiers during the Civil War and reflects on the meaning of their sacrifice for the South and for the nation as a whole. This book is a fascinating window into the mindset of a prominent Southern intellectual at the turn of the 20th century.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.