The Purchase by Blood: A Tribute to Brig.-Gen. Charles Russell Lowell, jr. Spoken in the West Church, Oct. 30, 1864

This stirring tribute to Brigadier-General Charles Russell Lowell, Jr. offers a powerful meditation on the nature of sacrifice, heroism, and patriotism during the American Civil War. Drawing on his personal experience as a prominent Boston minister, Cyrus Augustus Bartol offers a moving and inspirational eulogy for one of the war's most beloved and respected figures.

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