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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... eyes flashing fire , he was every where upon the field , seeing all things and giving commands in person . He died as many a friend , and many a foe to the country have died in this war . Just as the dusk of evening fell , from Gen ...
... eyes flashing fire , he was every where upon the field , seeing all things and giving commands in person . He died as many a friend , and many a foe to the country have died in this war . Just as the dusk of evening fell , from Gen ...
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... eye , in a flash , saw what was to be done , and his voice and his royal right hand at once commenced to do it . Gen. Howard had put one of his Divisions Steinwehr with some batteries , in position , upon a commanding eminence , at the ...
... eye , in a flash , saw what was to be done , and his voice and his royal right hand at once commenced to do it . Gen. Howard had put one of his Divisions Steinwehr with some batteries , in position , upon a commanding eminence , at the ...
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... eyes . The Second Corps took arms , and the 1st Division of this Corps was ordered to be in readiness to support the Third Corps , should circumstances render sup- port necessary . As the Third Corps was the extreme left of our line ...
... eyes . The Second Corps took arms , and the 1st Division of this Corps was ordered to be in readiness to support the Third Corps , should circumstances render sup- port necessary . As the Third Corps was the extreme left of our line ...
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... eyes , and sees all things , that the smoke does not hide . How madly the battery men are driving home the double charges of canister in those broad - mouthed Napoleons , whose fire seems almost to reach the enemy . How rapidly these ...
... eyes , and sees all things , that the smoke does not hide . How madly the battery men are driving home the double charges of canister in those broad - mouthed Napoleons , whose fire seems almost to reach the enemy . How rapidly these ...
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... eyes , with full , heavyish features , which , with his eyes , have plenty of animation when he is aroused . He has a magnificent profile , well cut , with the nose and forehead forming almost a straight line , curly , short , chestnut ...
... eyes , with full , heavyish features , which , with his eyes , have plenty of animation when he is aroused . He has a magnificent profile , well cut , with the nose and forehead forming almost a straight line , curly , short , chestnut ...
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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