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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... bodies of men . - 2 2 The returns of the Union army for June 30 gave 89,238 infantry and artillery , and 14,973 cavalry " present for duty . " If there is deducted 5,520 in three brigades of the Sixth Corps and 2,337 in detachments ...
... bodies of men . - 2 2 The returns of the Union army for June 30 gave 89,238 infantry and artillery , and 14,973 cavalry " present for duty . " If there is deducted 5,520 in three brigades of the Sixth Corps and 2,337 in detachments ...
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... Corps became well engaged , when from appearances we hoped the troops already en- gaged would be able to check entirely , or repulse the further assault of the enemy . But fresh bodies of the THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG 25.
... Corps became well engaged , when from appearances we hoped the troops already en- gaged would be able to check entirely , or repulse the further assault of the enemy . But fresh bodies of the THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG 25.
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Franklin Aretas Haskell. assault of the enemy . But fresh bodies of the Rebels con- tinued to advance out of the woods to the front of the posi- tion of the Third Corps , and to swell the numbers of the assailants of this already hard ...
Franklin Aretas Haskell. assault of the enemy . But fresh bodies of the Rebels con- tinued to advance out of the woods to the front of the posi- tion of the Third Corps , and to swell the numbers of the assailants of this already hard ...
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Franklin Aretas Haskell. before it went forward , were rapidly advancing large bodies of men from the extreme right of our line of battle , coming to the support of the part now so hotly pressed . There was the whole Twelfth Corps , with ...
Franklin Aretas Haskell. before it went forward , were rapidly advancing large bodies of men from the extreme right of our line of battle , coming to the support of the part now so hotly pressed . There was the whole Twelfth Corps , with ...
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... bodies there upon the ground or to be swiftly repulsed headlong into the woods again . In the dark- ness the enemy would climb trees close to the works , and endeavor to shoot our men by the light of the flashes . When discovered , a ...
... bodies there upon the ground or to be swiftly repulsed headlong into the woods again . In the dark- ness the enemy would climb trees close to the works , and endeavor to shoot our men by the light of the flashes . When discovered , a ...
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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