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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Page 5
... opened with the advance of the enemy . The First Division ( Gen. Wadsworth ) was the first of the infantry to become en- gaged , but the other two , commanded respectively by Gen- erals Robinson and Doubleday , were close at hand , and ...
... opened with the advance of the enemy . The First Division ( Gen. Wadsworth ) was the first of the infantry to become en- gaged , but the other two , commanded respectively by Gen- erals Robinson and Doubleday , were close at hand , and ...
Page 7
... 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 before succor could arrive ? Gen. Hancock , with ...
... 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 before succor could arrive ? Gen. Hancock , with ...
Page 18
... opened fire almost the first shots of any kind this morning and when it was found they were firing at a Rebel line of skirmishers merely , that were advancing upon the left of that , and the right of the Second Corps , the officer in ...
... opened fire almost the first shots of any kind this morning and when it was found they were firing at a Rebel line of skirmishers merely , that were advancing upon the left of that , and the right of the Second Corps , the officer in ...
Page 22
... opened slowly at first , and from long range ; but he was square upon Sickles ' left flank . General Caldwell was ordered at once to put his Division - the 1st of the Second Corps , as mentioned in motion , and to take post in the woods ...
... opened slowly at first , and from long range ; but he was square upon Sickles ' left flank . General Caldwell was ordered at once to put his Division - the 1st of the Second Corps , as mentioned in motion , and to take post in the woods ...
Page 23
... opened upon Sickles with his batteries , some five or six in all , I suppose , firing slowly , Sickles with as many replied , and with much more spirit . The artillery fire became quite animated , soon ; but the enemy was forced to ...
... opened upon Sickles with his batteries , some five or six in all , I suppose , firing slowly , Sickles with as many replied , and with much more spirit . The artillery fire became quite animated , soon ; but the enemy was forced to ...
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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