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years of such service, in which he has exhibited the highest military genius when forced into war, and the tenderest sympathy and humanity toward a helpless race on every occasion; and because for years to come, the military stationed upon the frontiers will be a large factor in our dealings with the Indian race, and the sympathy and humanity of commanding officers will have much to do with the rate of their advancement toward