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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... rest of the Army would assemble to his support . Buford's Cavalry co - operated with this corps , and on the morning of the 1st of July found the enemy near Gettysburg and to the West , and promptly engaged him . The First Corps having ...
... rest of the Army would assemble to his support . Buford's Cavalry co - operated with this corps , and on the morning of the 1st of July found the enemy near Gettysburg and to the West , and promptly engaged him . The First Corps having ...
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... rest . At between one and two o'clock in the afternoon , a message was brought to Gen. Gibbon , requiring his immediate presence at the headquarters of Gen. Hancock , who commanded the Corps . I went with Gen. Gibbon , and we rode at a ...
... rest . At between one and two o'clock in the afternoon , a message was brought to Gen. Gibbon , requiring his immediate presence at the headquarters of Gen. Hancock , who commanded the Corps . I went with Gen. Gibbon , and we rode at a ...
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... rest of the army , had waited for the attack of the enemy ! It was magnificent to see those ten or twelve thousand men3 they were good men with their batteries , and some squadrons of cavalry upon the left flank , all in battle order ...
... rest of the army , had waited for the attack of the enemy ! It was magnificent to see those ten or twelve thousand men3 they were good men with their batteries , and some squadrons of cavalry upon the left flank , all in battle order ...
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... rest are between these ages , but not many under forty . As they come to the council now , there is the appearance of fatigue about them , which is not customary , but is only due to the hard labors of the past few days . They all wear ...
... rest are between these ages , but not many under forty . As they come to the council now , there is the appearance of fatigue about them , which is not customary , but is only due to the hard labors of the past few days . They all wear ...
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... rest of us sat upon the ground , cross - legged , like the picture of a smoking Turk , and held our plates upon our laps . How delicious was the stewed chicken . I had a cu- cumber pickle in my saddle bags , the last of a lunch left ...
... rest of us sat upon the ground , cross - legged , like the picture of a smoking Turk , and held our plates upon our laps . How delicious was the stewed chicken . I had a cu- cumber pickle in my saddle bags , the last of a lunch left ...
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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12th corps 1st of July advance arms army artillery assault attack Baltimore Pike batteries Battle of Gettysburg brigade bullet cannonade captured cavalry Cemetery Cemetery Ridge command conflict crest Culp's Hill dead declare Eleventh Corps Emmetsburg road enemy enemy's eyes faces field Fifth Corps fight fire flags flank Fredericksburg front further ground guns Hancock and Gibbon hands heard horses hundred infantry Iron Brigade killed and wounded Lieut line of battle Little Round Top looked loss Meade ment mentioned morning move muskets night o'clock officers places position Potomac prisoners proclamation rear Rebel rebellion regiments repulsed result ridge roar rode Round Top Second Corps Second Division shells shot Sickles skirmishers slope smoke soldiers sound Stonewall Jackson storm Taneytown road Texas Third Corps Third Division thousand to-day town trees troops Twelfth Corps United victory wall William Pittenger woods yards yesterday