The Battle of GettysburgThis account of Gettysburg was written by Haskell to his brother, shortly after the battle, and was not intended for publication. This fact ought to be borne in mind in connection with some severe reflections cast by the author upon certain officers and soldiers of the Union army. The present text follows the unabridged reprint of the Wisconsin Historical Commission; and the notes on Haskell's estimates of numbers and losses have been supplied by Colonel Thomas L. Livermore, the well-known authority on this subject. Also contains seven historical civil war documents. Reprinted from the Harvard Classic's edition of 1910 |
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Page 5
... Division ( Gen. Wadsworth ) was the first of the infantry to become en- gaged , but the other two , commanded ... Divisions of the enemy were constantly arriving and taking up positions , for this purpose march- ing in upon the various ...
... Division ( Gen. Wadsworth ) was the first of the infantry to become en- gaged , but the other two , commanded ... Divisions of the enemy were constantly arriving and taking up positions , for this purpose march- ing in upon the various ...
Page 8
... Division was posted upon the right of the road , abreast of the Second , and the first Division in the rear of these two - all facing towards Gettysburg . - Arms were stacked , and the men lay down to sleep , alas ! many of them their ...
... Division was posted upon the right of the road , abreast of the Second , and the first Division in the rear of these two - all facing towards Gettysburg . - Arms were stacked , and the men lay down to sleep , alas ! many of them their ...
Page 9
... Divisions Steinwehr with some batteries , in position , upon a commanding eminence , at the " Cemetery , " which , as a reserve , had not participated in the fight of the day , and this Division was now of course steady . Around this ...
... Divisions Steinwehr with some batteries , in position , upon a commanding eminence , at the " Cemetery , " which , as a reserve , had not participated in the fight of the day , and this Division was now of course steady . Around this ...
Page 10
... Divisions were put in position , to the right of the troops already there , to the East of the Baltimore Pike . The enemy was in town , and behind it , and to the East and West , and appeared to be in strong force , and was jubilant ...
... Divisions were put in position , to the right of the troops already there , to the East of the Baltimore Pike . The enemy was in town , and behind it , and to the East and West , and appeared to be in strong force , and was jubilant ...
Page 12
... Divisions having each one , and the First Division , two brigades - there were four brigades in the First - similarly formed , in reserve , one hundred and fifty paces in the rear of the line of their respective Divisions . That is 12 ...
... Divisions having each one , and the First Division , two brigades - there were four brigades in the First - similarly formed , in reserve , one hundred and fifty paces in the rear of the line of their respective Divisions . That is 12 ...
Contents
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Lincolns Gettysberg Address 1863 | 97 |
Proclamation of Amnesty 1836 | 98 |
Lincolns Letter to Mrs Bixby 1864 | 102 |
Terms of Lees Surrender At Appomattox 1865 | 103 |
Lees Farewell to His Army 1865 | 105 |
Lincolns Second Inaugural Address 1865 | 106 |
Proclamation Declaring the Insurrection At an End 1866 | 109 |
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