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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... Gibbon , commander of the Iron Brigade . This was his rank in the battle of Gettysburg . On Feb. 3 , 1864 , Haskell was ap- pointed Colonel of the Thirty - sixth Wisconsin ; and on June 3 , of the same year , he fell when leading a ...
... Gibbon , commander of the Iron Brigade . This was his rank in the battle of Gettysburg . On Feb. 3 , 1864 , Haskell was ap- pointed Colonel of the Thirty - sixth Wisconsin ; and on June 3 , of the same year , he fell when leading a ...
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... Gibbon had al- ways been very intimate , and I had seen much of him - I think my own notions concerning General Meade at this time , were shared quite generally by the army ; at all events , all who knew him shared them . - By this time ...
... Gibbon had al- ways been very intimate , and I had seen much of him - I think my own notions concerning General Meade at this time , were shared quite generally by the army ; at all events , all who knew him shared them . - By this time ...
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... Gibbon , requiring his immediate presence at the headquarters of Gen. Hancock , who commanded the Corps . I went with Gen. Gibbon , and we rode at a rapid gallop , to Gen. Hancock . At Gen. Hancock's headquarters the following was ...
... Gibbon , requiring his immediate presence at the headquarters of Gen. Hancock , who commanded the Corps . I went with Gen. Gibbon , and we rode at a rapid gallop , to Gen. Hancock . At Gen. Hancock's headquarters the following was ...
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... Gibbon's Divisions were assaulting the enemy's works , he was the very beau ideal of the gallant general . Mounted upon a superb black horse , with his head thrown back and his great black eyes flashing fire , he was every where upon ...
... Gibbon's Divisions were assaulting the enemy's works , he was the very beau ideal of the gallant general . Mounted upon a superb black horse , with his head thrown back and his great black eyes flashing fire , he was every where upon ...
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... Gibbon , for his information , gave me quite a detailed account of the situation of matters at Gettysburg , and of what had transpired subsequently to his arrival . He had arrived and assumed command there , just when the troops of the ...
... Gibbon , for his information , gave me quite a detailed account of the situation of matters at Gettysburg , and of what had transpired subsequently to his arrival . He had arrived and assumed command there , just when the troops of the ...
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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