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 22
... 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 . General Caldwell was ordered at once to put his ...
... 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 . General Caldwell was ordered at once to put his ...
Page 23
... Sickles with his batteries , some five or six in all , I suppose , firing slowly , Sickles with as many replied , and with much more spirit . The artillery fire became quite animated , soon ; but the enemy was forced to withdraw his ...
... Sickles with his batteries , some five or six in all , I suppose , firing slowly , Sickles with as many replied , and with much more spirit . The artillery fire became quite animated , soon ; but the enemy was forced to withdraw his ...
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... Sickles ' right flank - his former front and in the same quarter appeared the Rebel infantry also . Now came the dreadful battle picture , of which we for a time could be but spectators . Upon the front and right flank of Sickles came ...
... Sickles ' right flank - his former front and in the same quarter appeared the Rebel infantry also . Now came the dreadful battle picture , of which we for a time could be but spectators . Upon the front and right flank of Sickles came ...
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... Sickles fierce battle- or rather the Third Corps , for Sickles has been borne from the field minus one of his legs , and Gen. Birney now commands and we of the Second Corps , a thousand yards away , with our guns and men are , and must ...
... Sickles fierce battle- or rather the Third Corps , for Sickles has been borne from the field minus one of his legs , and Gen. Birney now commands and we of the Second Corps , a thousand yards away , with our guns and men are , and must ...
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... Sickles ' blunder is repaired . Now , Rebel chief , hurl forward your howling lines and columns ! Yell out your loudest and your last , for many of your best will never yell , or wave the spurious flag again ! The battle still rages all ...
... Sickles ' blunder is repaired . Now , Rebel chief , hurl forward your howling lines and columns ! Yell out your loudest and your last , for many of your best will never yell , or wave the spurious flag again ! The battle still rages all ...
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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