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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... looked for during so many days , had at length opened , and it was a relief , in some sense , to have these accidents of time and place established . What would be the result ? Might not the enemy fall upon and destroy the First Corps ...
... looked for during so many days , had at length opened , and it was a relief , in some sense , to have these accidents of time and place established . What would be the result ? Might not the enemy fall upon and destroy the First Corps ...
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... looked more serious than before and were more silent , but they marched faster , and straggled less . At about five o'clock P. M. , as we were riding along at the head of the column , we met an ambulance , accompanied by two or three ...
... looked more serious than before and were more silent , but they marched faster , and straggled less . At about five o'clock P. M. , as we were riding along at the head of the column , we met an ambulance , accompanied by two or three ...
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... 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 a topographical map , some description of the ground and location is necessary to a ...
... 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 a topographical map , some description of the ground and location is necessary to a ...
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... looked upon those interminable rows of muskets along the crests , and saw how cool and good spirited the men were , who were lounging about on the ground among them , I could not , and did not , have any fears as to the result of the ...
... looked upon those interminable rows of muskets along the crests , and saw how cool and good spirited the men were , who were lounging about on the ground among them , I could not , and did not , have any fears as to the result of the ...
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... we saw another thing that made us glad : we looked to our rear , and there , and all up the hillside which was the rear of the Third Corps before it went forward , were rapidly advancing large bodies 26 THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG.
... we saw another thing that made us glad : we looked to our rear , and there , and all up the hillside which was the rear of the Third Corps before it went forward , were rapidly advancing large bodies 26 THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG.
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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