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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Page 7
... before we 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.
... before we 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.
Page 14
... right of the Second Corps , a group of small trees , sassafras and oak , in front of the right of the Second Division of this Corps also ; and con- siderable woods immediately in front of the left of the 14 THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG.
... right of the Second Corps , a group of small trees , sassafras and oak , in front of the right of the Second Division of this Corps also ; and con- siderable woods immediately in front of the left of the 14 THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG.
Page 15
... trees , and digging the earth , during the night of the first of July , made for themselves excellent breast works , which were a very good thing indeed . The position of the First and Twelfth Corps was admirably strong , therefore ...
... trees , and digging the earth , during the night of the first of July , made for themselves excellent breast works , which were a very good thing indeed . The position of the First and Twelfth Corps was admirably strong , therefore ...
Page 26
... 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 apparent reason to ...
... 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 apparent reason to ...
Page 34
... trees , even to the front of the works , but only to leave their riddled bodies there upon the ground or to be swiftly repulsed headlong into the woods again . In the dark- ness the enemy would climb trees close to the works , and ...
... trees , even to the front of the works , but only to leave their riddled bodies there upon the ground or to be swiftly repulsed headlong into the woods again . In the dark- ness the enemy would climb trees close to the works , and ...
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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