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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... bullets from the enemy , but not seri- ously wounded . But the loss of the enemy to - day was severe also , prob- ably in killed and wounded , as heavy as our own , but not so great in prisoners . Of these latter the " Iron Brigade ...
... bullets from the enemy , but not seri- ously wounded . But the loss of the enemy to - day was severe also , prob- ably in killed and wounded , as heavy as our own , but not so great in prisoners . Of these latter the " Iron Brigade ...
Page 8
... bullet , and killed almost instantly . His death at this time affected us much , for he was one of the soldier Generals of the army , a man whose soul was in his country's work , which he did with a soldier's high honor and fidelity . I ...
... bullet , and killed almost instantly . His death at this time affected us much , for he was one of the soldier Generals of the army , a man whose soul was in his country's work , which he did with a soldier's high honor and fidelity . I ...
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... bullet from one of the rascals hid there , hissed by my cheek so close that I felt the movement of the air distinctly . And so I was not at all displeased when I saw one of our regi- ments go down and attack and capture the house and ...
... bullet from one of the rascals hid there , hissed by my cheek so close that I felt the movement of the air distinctly . And so I was not at all displeased when I saw one of our regi- ments go down and attack and capture the house and ...
Page 28
... bullet , are limping and crawling towards the rear . They make no sound of complaint or pain , but are as silent as if dumb and mute . A sublime heroism seems to pervade all , and the intuition that to lose that crest , all is lost ...
... bullet , are limping and crawling towards the rear . They make no sound of complaint or pain , but are as silent as if dumb and mute . A sublime heroism seems to pervade all , and the intuition that to lose that crest , all is lost ...
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... bullets would whistle after them in the dark , and some would hit , and then the Rebel would make up his mind to come down . Our loss was light , almost nothing in this fight the next morning the enemy's dead were thick all along this ...
... bullets would whistle after them in the dark , and some would hit , and then the Rebel would make up his mind to come down . Our loss was light , almost nothing in this fight the next morning the enemy's dead were thick all along this ...
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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