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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... hand , and forming the line of battle to the West and North - west of the town , at a mean distance of about a mile away , the battle continued for some hours , with various success , which was on the whole with us until near noon . At ...
... hand , and forming the line of battle to the West and North - west of the town , at a mean distance of about a mile away , the battle continued for some hours , with various success , which was on the whole with us until near noon . At ...
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... hand , and engaged in front , was compelled to yield the field . Making its last stand upon what is called " Seminary ... hands . In the 2nd Wis . , Col. Fairchild lost his left arm ; Lieut . Col. Stevens , was mortally wounded , and ...
... hand , and engaged in front , was compelled to yield the field . Making its last stand upon what is called " Seminary ... hands . In the 2nd Wis . , Col. Fairchild lost his left arm ; Lieut . Col. Stevens , was mortally wounded , and ...
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... 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 " Cemetery , " which , as a reserve , had not participated in the fight of the ...
... 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 " Cemetery , " which , as a reserve , had not participated in the fight of the ...
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... hands of our adversaries . They have courage enough , but not the skill to handle it well . They generally fire far too high , and the ammunition is usually of a very inferior quality . And , of late , we have begun to despise the ...
... hands of our adversaries . They have courage enough , but not the skill to handle it well . They generally fire far too high , and the ammunition is usually of a very inferior quality . And , of late , we have begun to despise the ...
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... hands are the lives of ten thousand men ; and on those who put stars upon men's shoulders , too ! Bah ! I kindle when I see some things that I have to see . But this - move of the Third Corps was an important one - THE BATTLE OF ...
... hands are the lives of ten thousand men ; and on those who put stars upon men's shoulders , too ! Bah ! I kindle when I see some things that I have to see . But this - move of the Third Corps was an important one - THE BATTLE OF ...
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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