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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... battle , with spirit . The portion of the Eleventh Corps making but feeble opposition to the advancing enemy , soon began to fall back . Back in disorganized masses they fled into the town , THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG 5.
... battle , with spirit . The portion of the Eleventh Corps making but feeble opposition to the advancing enemy , soon began to fall back . Back in disorganized masses they fled into the town , THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG 5.
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... soon en- gaged those at the right of the Second Corps , who stood their ground and were reinforced to make the line entirely secure . The Rebel skirmish line kept extending further and further to their right toward our left . They would ...
... soon en- gaged those at the right of the Second Corps , who stood their ground and were reinforced to make the line entirely secure . The Rebel skirmish line kept extending further and further to their right toward our left . They would ...
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... soon as it was made known to him . Generals Hancock and Gibbon , as they saw the move in progress , criticized its propriety sharply , as I know , and foretold quite accurately what would be the result . I suppose the truth probably is ...
... soon as it was made known to him . Generals Hancock and Gibbon , as they saw the move in progress , criticized its propriety sharply , as I know , and foretold quite accurately what would be the result . I suppose the truth probably is ...
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... soon see what Sickles gained by his move . First we hear more artillery firing upon Sickles ' left - the enemy seems to be opening again , and as we watch the Rebel batteries seem to be advancing there . The cannon- ade is soon opened ...
... soon see what Sickles gained by his move . First we hear more artillery firing upon Sickles ' left - the enemy seems to be opening again , and as we watch the Rebel batteries seem to be advancing there . The cannon- ade is soon opened ...
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... soon becomes apparent that they must be swept from the field , or perish there where they are doing so well , so thick and overwhelming a storm of Rebel fire involves them . It was fearful to see , but these men , such as ever escape ...
... soon becomes apparent that they must be swept from the field , or perish there where they are doing so well , so thick and overwhelming a storm of Rebel fire involves them . It was fearful to see , but these men , such as ever escape ...
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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