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 10
... officers . We needed it enough , but there was work to be done . This war makes strange confusion of night and day ! I did not sleep at all that night . It would , perhaps , be expected , on the eve of such great events , that one ...
... officers . We needed it enough , but there was work to be done . This war makes strange confusion of night and day ! I did not sleep at all that night . It would , perhaps , be expected , on the eve of such great events , that one ...
Page 17
... Officers were sent to see that the men had each his hundred rounds of ammu- nition . Generals and their Staffs were riding here and there among their commands to see that all was right . A staff officer , or an orderly might be seen ...
... Officers were sent to see that the men had each his hundred rounds of ammu- nition . Generals and their Staffs were riding here and there among their commands to see that all was right . A staff officer , or an orderly might be seen ...
Page 18
... officer in charge of the guns was ordered to cease firing , and was rebuked for having fired at all . These skirmishers soon en- gaged those at the right of the Second Corps , who stood their ground and were reinforced to make the line ...
... officer in charge of the guns was ordered to cease firing , and was rebuked for having fired at all . These skirmishers soon en- gaged those at the right of the Second Corps , who stood their ground and were reinforced to make the line ...
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... officers , in the work of cheering on and directing the men , are falling . - - - We have heard that Gen. Zook and Col. Cross , in the First Division of our Corps , are mortally wounded they both commanded brigades , now near us Col ...
... officers , in the work of cheering on and directing the men , are falling . - - - We have heard that Gen. Zook and Col. Cross , in the First Division of our Corps , are mortally wounded they both commanded brigades , now near us Col ...
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... officers and men will never fight again . More than two - thirds fell . Such fighting as this cannot last long . It is now near sundown , and the battle has gone on wonderfully long al- ready . But if you will stop to notice it , a ...
... officers and men will never fight again . More than two - thirds fell . Such fighting as this cannot last long . It is now near sundown , and the battle has gone on wonderfully long al- ready . But if you will stop to notice it , a ...
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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