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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... formed in several columns , and took several roads . The Second Corps , the rear of the whole , was the last to move , and left Falmouth at daybreak , on the 15th of June , and pursued its march through Aquia , Dumfries , Wolf Run ...
... formed in several columns , and took several roads . The Second Corps , the rear of the whole , was the last to move , and left Falmouth at daybreak , on the 15th of June , and pursued its march through Aquia , Dumfries , Wolf Run ...
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... forming the line of battle to the West and North - west of the town , at a mean distance of about a mile away , the ... formed lines of the morning . New Divisions of the enemy were constantly arriving and taking up positions , for this ...
... forming the line of battle to the West and North - west of the town , at a mean distance of about a mile away , the ... formed lines of the morning . New Divisions of the enemy were constantly arriving and taking up positions , for this ...
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... formation of his lines under fire , he was shot through the head by a musket or rifle 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 ...
... formation of his lines under fire , he was shot through the head by a musket or rifle 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 ...
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... formed upon either flank , and faced toward the enemy again . A show of order at least , speedily came from chaos the rout was at an end the First and Eleventh Corps were in line of battle again - not very systematically formed perhaps ...
... formed upon either flank , and faced toward the enemy again . A show of order at least , speedily came from chaos the rout was at an end the First and Eleventh Corps were in line of battle again - not very systematically formed perhaps ...
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... formed to the left of the Taneytown road , on an extension of the line that I have mentioned ; and all the Twelfth Corps - Gen. Slocum arriving before night , the Divisions were put in position , to the right of the troops already there ...
... formed to the left of the Taneytown road , on an extension of the line that I have mentioned ; and all the Twelfth Corps - Gen. Slocum arriving before night , the Divisions were put in position , to the right of the troops already there ...
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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