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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... Hancock . At Gen. Hancock's headquarters the following was learned : The First Corps had met the enemy at Gettys- burg , and had possession of the town . Gen. Reynolds was badly , it was feared mortally , wounded ; the fight of the ...
... Hancock . At Gen. Hancock's headquarters the following was learned : The First Corps had met the enemy at Gettys- burg , and had possession of the town . Gen. Reynolds was badly , it was feared mortally , wounded ; the fight of the ...
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... Hancock , then on his way from the front , to Gen. Meade , who was back toward Taneytown ; and he , for the purpose of having me advise Gen. Gibbon , for his information , gave me quite a detailed account of the situation of matters at ...
... Hancock , then on his way from the front , to Gen. Meade , who was back toward Taneytown ; and he , for the purpose of having me advise Gen. Gibbon , for his information , gave me quite a detailed account of the situation of matters at ...
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... Hancock was hopeful , and in the best of spirits ; and from him I also learned that the reason for halting the Second Corps in its present position , was that it was not then known where , in the coming fight , the line of battle would ...
... Hancock was hopeful , and in the best of spirits ; and from him I also learned that the reason for halting the Second Corps in its present position , was that it was not then known where , in the coming fight , the line of battle would ...
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... Hancock to arrest the tide of fugitives and fix it on these heights , gave us this position - perhaps the position gave us the victory . On arriving upon the field , Gen. Meade established his head- quarters at a shabby little farm ...
... Hancock to arrest the tide of fugitives and fix it on these heights , gave us this position - perhaps the position gave us the victory . On arriving upon the field , Gen. Meade established his head- quarters at a shabby little farm ...
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... Hancock and Gibbon , as they saw the move in progress , criticized its propriety sharply , as I know , and foretold quite accurately what would be the result . I suppose the truth probably is that General Sickles sup- posed he was doing ...
... Hancock and Gibbon , as they saw the move in progress , criticized its propriety sharply , as I know , and foretold quite accurately what would be the result . I suppose the truth probably is that General Sickles sup- posed he was doing ...
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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