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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... crests near the Cemetery , and the work of preparation was speedily going on . Men looked like giants there in the mist , and the guns of the frowning batteries so big , that it was a relief to know that they were our friends . Without ...
... crests near the Cemetery , and the work of preparation was speedily going on . Men looked like giants there in the mist , and the guns of the frowning batteries so big , that it was a relief to know that they were our friends . Without ...
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... crest and down the South - eastern slope of Culp's Hill , was posted the Twelfth Corps - Gen. Slocum - its right , which was the extreme right of the line of the army , resting near a small stream called " Rock Run . " No changes , that ...
... crest and down the South - eastern slope of Culp's Hill , was posted the Twelfth Corps - Gen. Slocum - its right , which was the extreme right of the line of the army , resting near a small stream called " Rock Run . " No changes , that ...
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... crest , which was the line of battle , quite direct , between the points mentioned . To the West of this , that is towards the enemy , the ground falls away by a very gradual descent , across the Emmetsburg road , and then rises again ...
... crest , which was the line of battle , quite direct , between the points mentioned . To the West of this , that is towards the enemy , the ground falls away by a very gradual descent , across the Emmetsburg road , and then rises again ...
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... crests , were out of view of the enemy . On the whole this was an admirable position to fight a defensive battle , good enough , I thought , when I saw it first , and better I believe than could be found elsewhere in a circle of many ...
... crests , were out of view of the enemy . On the whole this was an admirable position to fight a defensive battle , good enough , I thought , when I saw it first , and better I believe than could be found elsewhere in a circle of many ...
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... crest , which besides the other advantages that I have mentioned , had this : the enemy must advance to the attack up an ascent , and must therefore move slower , and be , before coming upon us , longer under our fire , as well as more ...
... crest , which besides the other advantages that I have mentioned , had this : the enemy must advance to the attack up an ascent , and must therefore move slower , and be , before coming upon us , longer under our fire , as well as more ...
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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