Gettysburg: A Lovely Summer Morning (Illustrated) by Frank A. Haskell


Gettysburg: A Lovely Summer Morning (Illustrated)
Title : Gettysburg: A Lovely Summer Morning (Illustrated)
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ISBN : 0982518498
ISBN-10 : 9780982518496
Language : English
Format Type : Kindle Edition
Number of Pages : 114
Publication : First published February 14, 2011

In the league of great military memoirs, which includes such works as Barry Fixler's Semper One Marine's Fond Memories of Vietnam, this account of the Battle of Gettysburg by then Lieutenant Frank A. Haskell is one of the most moving, and honest accounts of battle ever written. A Lovely Summer Morning is a compilation of vintage civil war photos, Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, and a letter written by Franklin Aretas Haskell, Aide-de-camp to General John Gibbon. Haskell's letter was first published in 1898 as a book entitled The Battle of Gettysburg. Haskell wrote the letter to his brother shortly after his participation in the Battle of Gettysburg. He did not intend for it to be published commercially.

Gettysburg: A Lovely Summer Morning (Illustrated) Reviews

  • Jim

    As Aide-de-Camp to General John Gibbon of the Army of the Potomac's II Corps, Haskell's involvement in the Battle of Gettysburg makes for required reading for any student of the American Civil War. Haskell's account details the tactics of the Union Commanders he personally accompanied that made Gettysburg a stunning victory for the North, as well as providing deep criticisms of Union decisions that in his view, created unnecessary casualties. Haskell singles out Sickles in particular, deeming his forward movement of the III Corps on July 2nd to have drawn a hardened Confederate attack.

    Interesting note: After the wounding of General Gibbon and other officers, Haskell rushed into the the faltering Union lines and rallied various soldiers to return to combat, effectively repulsing a Confederate assault.

  • Don

    Fantastic read

    Great book. Felt like I was there. Looking forward to going some day. Wonderful descriptions using great atmospheric words also.