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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... regiment until April 14 , 1862 , when he became aide - de - camp to General John Gibbon , commander of the Iron Brigade . This was his rank in the battle of Gettysburg . On Feb. 3 , 1864 , Haskell was ap- pointed Colonel of the Thirty ...
... regiment until April 14 , 1862 , when he became aide - de - camp to General John Gibbon , commander of the Iron Brigade . This was his rank in the battle of Gettysburg . On Feb. 3 , 1864 , Haskell was ap- pointed Colonel of the Thirty ...
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... Regiments , as they returned , were formed upon either flank , and faced toward the enemy again . A show of order at least , speedily came from chaos the rout was at an end the First and Eleventh Corps were in line of battle again - not ...
... Regiments , as they returned , were formed upon either flank , and faced toward the enemy again . A show of order at least , speedily came from chaos the rout was at an end the First and Eleventh Corps were in line of battle again - not ...
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... regiment , with forty paces interval between regimental lines , the Second and Third Divisions having each one , and the First Division , two brigades - there were four brigades in the First - similarly formed , in reserve , one hundred ...
... regiment , with forty paces interval between regimental lines , the Second and Third Divisions having each one , and the First Division , two brigades - there were four brigades in the First - similarly formed , in reserve , one hundred ...
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... regiments , deployed , ' and the intervals between them , some of which were left wide for the posting of the batteries , and consisted of four common deployed lines , each of two ranks of men , and a little more than one - third over ...
... regiments , deployed , ' and the intervals between them , some of which were left wide for the posting of the batteries , and consisted of four common deployed lines , each of two ranks of men , and a little more than one - third over ...
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... he would be the first to need them ? The Provost Guards were busy driving up all stragglers , and causing them to join their regiments . Am- munition wagons were driven to suitable places , and pack 16 THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG.
... he would be the first to need them ? The Provost Guards were busy driving up all stragglers , and causing them to join their regiments . Am- munition wagons were driven to suitable places , and pack 16 THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG.
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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