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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... how cool and good spirited the men were , who were lounging about on the ground among them , I could not , and did not , have any fears as to the result of the battle . The storm was near , and we all 20 THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG.
... how cool and good spirited the men were , who were lounging about on the ground among them , I could not , and did not , have any fears as to the result of the battle . The storm was near , and we all 20 THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG.
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Franklin Aretas Haskell. battle . The storm was near , and we all knew it well enough by this time , which was to rain death upon these crests and down their slopes , and yet the men who could not , and would not escape it , were as calm ...
Franklin Aretas Haskell. battle . The storm was near , and we all knew it well enough by this time , which was to rain death upon these crests and down their slopes , and yet the men who could not , and would not escape it , were as calm ...
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... storm of Rebel fire involves them . It was fearful to see , but these men , such as ever escape , must come from that conflict as best they can . To move down and support them with other troops is out of the question , for this would be ...
... storm of Rebel fire involves them . It was fearful to see , but these men , such as ever escape , must come from that conflict as best they can . To move down and support them with other troops is out of the question , for this would be ...
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... storm . We heard that old Rebel Ewell had sworn an oath that he would break our right . He had Stonewall Jackson's Corps , and possibly imagined himself another Stonewall , but he certainly hankered after the right of our line and so up ...
... storm . We heard that old Rebel Ewell had sworn an oath that he would break our right . He had Stonewall Jackson's Corps , and possibly imagined himself another Stonewall , but he certainly hankered after the right of our line and so up ...
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... storm the tender blades of corn . The Rebel oath was not kept , any more than , his former one to support the Constitution of the United States . The Rebel loss was very heavy indeed , here , ours but trifling . I regret that I cannot ...
... storm the tender blades of corn . The Rebel oath was not kept , any more than , his former one to support the Constitution of the United States . The Rebel loss was very heavy indeed , here , ours but trifling . I regret that I cannot ...
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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