Excerpt from Memoirs of the Harvard Dead in the War Against Germany, Vol. 1 In this first volume of Memoirs of the Harvard Dead only those thirty men are included whose deaths occurred before the United States entered the European War, April 6, 1917. They were The Vanguard, the men who sealed with their blood the pledge of that overwhelming senti ment in favor of the Allies which in time was to make our country an active participant in the fight. They deserve a volume to themselves. Those who give their all before any thing is asked must be held in separate remembrance and gratitude. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.