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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... morning of the 1st of July found the enemy near Gettysburg and to the West , and promptly engaged him . The First Corps having bivouacked the night before , South of the town , came up rapidly to Buford's support , and immediately a ...
... morning of the 1st of July found the enemy near Gettysburg and to the West , and promptly engaged him . The First Corps having bivouacked the night before , South of the town , came up rapidly to Buford's support , and immediately a ...
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... morning was thick and sultry , the sky overcast with low , vapory clouds . As we approached all was astir upon the crests near the Cemetery , and the work of preparation was speedily going on . Men looked like giants there in the mist ...
... morning was thick and sultry , the sky overcast with low , vapory clouds . As we approached all was astir upon the crests near the Cemetery , and the work of preparation was speedily going on . Men looked like giants there in the mist ...
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... morning of the Second . The Second Corps , after the brief halt that I have mentioned , moved up and took position , its right resting upon the Taneytown road , at the left of the Eleventh Corps , and extending the line thence , nearly ...
... morning of the Second . The Second Corps , after the brief halt that I have mentioned , moved up and took position , its right resting upon the Taneytown road , at the left of the Eleventh Corps , and extending the line thence , nearly ...
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... morning , was posted upon the left of the Second extending the line still in the direction of Round Top , with its left resting near " Little Round Top . " The left of the Third Corps was the extreme left of the line of battle , until ...
... morning , was posted upon the left of the Second extending the line still in the direction of Round Top , with its left resting near " Little Round Top . " The left of the Third Corps was the extreme left of the line of battle , until ...
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... morning . Skirmishers were posted well out all around the line , and all put in readiness for battle . The enemy did not yet demonstrate himself . With a look at the ground now , I think you may understand the move- ments of the battle ...
... morning . Skirmishers were posted well out all around the line , and all put in readiness for battle . The enemy did not yet demonstrate himself . With a look at the ground now , I think you may understand the move- ments of the battle ...
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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