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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... matters of history . A few days ago these things were otherwise . This great event did not so " cast its shadow before , " as to moderate the hot sunshine that streamed upon our preceding march , or to relieve our minds of all appre ...
... matters of history . A few days ago these things were otherwise . This great event did not so " cast its shadow before , " as to moderate the hot sunshine that streamed upon our preceding march , or to relieve our minds of all appre ...
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... matters to think about , and to do , that were not as pleasant as sleeping upon a bank of violets in the shade . In moving from near Falmouth , Va . , the army was formed in several columns , and took several roads . The Second Corps ...
... matters to think about , and to do , that were not as pleasant as sleeping upon a bank of violets in the shade . In moving from near Falmouth , Va . , the army was formed in several columns , and took several roads . The Second Corps ...
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... matters at Gettysburg , and of what had transpired subsequently to his arrival . He had arrived and assumed command there , just when the troops of the First and Eleventh Corps , after their re- pulse , were coming in confusion through ...
... matters at Gettysburg , and of what had transpired subsequently to his arrival . He had arrived and assumed command there , just when the troops of the First and Eleventh Corps , after their re- pulse , were coming in confusion through ...
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... matter , there was nothing of the kind . Men who had volunteered to fight the battles of the country , had met the enemy in many battles , and had been constantly before them , as had the Army of the Potomac , were too old soldiers and ...
... matter , there was nothing of the kind . Men who had volunteered to fight the battles of the country , had met the enemy in many battles , and had been constantly before them , as had the Army of the Potomac , were too old soldiers and ...
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... matter of vital interest to us , and all information relating to it was hurried to the commander of the army . The Rebel line of battle was concave , bending around our own , with the extremities of the wings opposite to , or a little ...
... matter of vital interest to us , and all information relating to it was hurried to the commander of the army . The Rebel line of battle was concave , bending around our own , with the extremities of the wings opposite to , or a little ...
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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