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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... Town . We marched from near Frederick to Union Town , a distance of thirty - two miles , from eight o'clock A. M. to to nine P. M. , on the 28th , and I think this is the longest march , accomplished in so short a time , by a corps ...
... Town . We marched from near Frederick to Union Town , a distance of thirty - two miles , from eight o'clock A. M. to to nine P. M. , on the 28th , and I think this is the longest march , accomplished in so short a time , by a corps ...
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... town , if he could . The 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 ...
... town , if he could . The 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 ...
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... town , it fell back in considerable confusion , through the South - west part of the town , making brave resistance , however , but with considerable loss . The enemy did not see fit to follow , or to attempt to , further than the town ...
... town , it fell back in considerable confusion , through the South - west part of the town , making brave resistance , however , but with considerable loss . The enemy did not see fit to follow , or to attempt to , further than the town ...
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... town . Gen. Reynolds was badly , it was feared mortally , wounded ; the fight of the First Corps still continued . By Gen. Meade's order , Gen. Hancock was to hurry forward and take command upon the field , of all troops there , or ...
... town . Gen. Reynolds was badly , it was feared mortally , wounded ; the fight of the First Corps still continued . By Gen. Meade's order , Gen. Hancock was to hurry forward and take command upon the field , of all troops there , or ...
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... town . Han- cock is just the man for such an emergency as this . Upon horseback I think he was the most magnificent looking Gen- eral in the whole Army of the Potomac at that time . With a large , well shaped person , always dressed ...
... town . Han- cock is just the man for such an emergency as this . Upon horseback I think he was the most magnificent looking Gen- eral in the whole Army of the Potomac at that time . With a large , well shaped person , always dressed ...
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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