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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... mile , through dust , and through mud , in the broiling sunshine , in the flooding rain , over steeps , through defiles , across ... miles , from eight o'clock A. M. to to nine P. M. , on the 28th , and I think this is the longest march ...
... mile , through dust , and through mud , in the broiling sunshine , in the flooding rain , over steeps , through defiles , across ... miles , from eight o'clock A. M. to to nine P. M. , on the 28th , and I think this is the longest march ...
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... mile away , the battle continued for some hours , with various success , which was on the whole with us until near noon . At this time a lull occurred , which was occupied , by both sides , in super- vising and re - establishing the ...
... mile away , the battle continued for some hours , with various success , which was on the whole with us until near noon . At this time a lull occurred , which was occupied , by both sides , in super- vising and re - establishing the ...
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... miles from Gettysburg , South , and there awaiting orders , the men were allowed to make coffee and rest . At between one and two o'clock in the afternoon , a message was brought to Gen. Gibbon , requiring his immediate presence at the ...
... miles from Gettysburg , South , and there awaiting orders , the men were allowed to make coffee and rest . At between one and two o'clock in the afternoon , a message was brought to Gen. Gibbon , requiring his immediate presence at the ...
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... miles from it . The sides of this are in places very steep , and its rocky summit is almost inaccessible . A short distance North of this is a smaller elevation called " Little Round Top . " On the very top of " Little Round Top , " we ...
... miles from it . The sides of this are in places very steep , and its rocky summit is almost inaccessible . A short distance North of this is a smaller elevation called " Little Round Top . " On the very top of " Little Round Top , " we ...
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... mile , almost due South , towards Round Top , with its Divisions in the following order , from right to left : The Third , Gen. Alex Hays ; the Second ( Gibbon's ) , Gen. Harrow , ( temporarily ) ; the First , Gen. Caldwell . The ...
... mile , almost due South , towards Round Top , with its Divisions in the following order , from right to left : The Third , Gen. Alex Hays ; the Second ( Gibbon's ) , Gen. Harrow , ( temporarily ) ; the First , Gen. Caldwell . The ...
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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