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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... never could be any ground for complaint on these heads - but a mighty work was before them . Onward they moved night and day were blended over many a weary mile , through dust , and through mud , in the broiling sunshine , in the ...
... never could be any ground for complaint on these heads - but a mighty work was before them . Onward they moved night and day were blended over many a weary mile , through dust , and through mud , in the broiling sunshine , in the ...
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... never have thought much of this arm in 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 ...
... never have thought much of this arm in 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 ...
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... never had any desire to and if one should count up , it would possibly be found that they have gained more victories over us , than we have over them , and they will now , doubtless , fight well , even desperately . And it is not horses ...
... never had any desire to and if one should count up , it would possibly be found that they have gained more victories over us , than we have over them , and they will now , doubtless , fight well , even desperately . And it is not horses ...
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... never yell , or wave the spurious flag again ! The battle still rages all along the left , where the Fifth Corps is , and the West slope of Round Top is the scene of the conflict ; and nearer us there was but short abate- ment , as the ...
... never yell , or wave the spurious flag again ! The battle still rages all along the left , where the Fifth Corps is , and the West slope of Round Top is the scene of the conflict ; and nearer us there was but short abate- ment , as the ...
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... never fight again . More than two - thirds fell . Such fighting as this cannot last long . It is now near sundown , and the battle has gone on wonderfully long al- ready . But if you will stop to notice it , a change has occurred . The ...
... never fight again . More than two - thirds fell . Such fighting as this cannot last long . It is now near sundown , and the battle has gone on wonderfully long al- ready . But if you will stop to notice it , a change has occurred . 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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