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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... began to hear the dull booming of the guns , and as we advanced , from many an eminence or opening among the trees , we could look out HC XLII ( 12 ) - upon the white battery smoke , puffing up from THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG 7.
... began to hear the dull booming of the guns , and as we advanced , from many an eminence or opening among the trees , we could look out HC XLII ( 12 ) - upon the white battery smoke , puffing up from THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG 7.
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Franklin Aretas Haskell. - upon the white battery smoke , puffing up from the distant field of blood , and drifting up to the clouds . At these sights and sounds , the men looked more serious than before and were more silent , but they ...
Franklin Aretas Haskell. - upon the white battery smoke , puffing up from the distant field of blood , and drifting up to the clouds . At these sights and sounds , the men looked more serious than before and were more silent , but they ...
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... smoke of some guns , and we heard the reports away to Sickles ' left , anxiety be- came an element in our interest in these movements . The enemy opened slowly at first , and from long range ; but he was square upon Sickles ' left flank ...
... smoke of some guns , and we heard the reports away to Sickles ' left , anxiety be- came an element in our interest in these movements . The enemy opened slowly at first , and from long range ; but he was square upon Sickles ' left flank ...
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... smoke and larger tongues of flame of the batteries , now began to appear the countless flashes , and the long fiery sheets of the muskets , and the rattle of the volleys , mingled with the thunder of the guns . We see the long gray ...
... smoke and larger tongues of flame of the batteries , now began to appear the countless flashes , and the long fiery sheets of the muskets , and the rattle of the volleys , mingled with the thunder of the guns . We see the long gray ...
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... smoke rises above the tree tops there , we know that the Fifth Corps is still steady , and holding its own there ; and as we see the Sixth Corps now marching and near at hand to that point , we have no fears for the left - we have more ...
... smoke rises above the tree tops there , we know that the Fifth Corps is still steady , and holding its own there ; and as we see the Sixth Corps now marching and near at hand to that point , we have no fears for the left - we have more ...
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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