Eyewitness accounts are some of the best resources to bring history to life. Nearly 150 years have passed since the Battle of Gettysburg. Since then, countless histories, poems, stories, plays and movies have been created to honor and remember the momentous American event. The very first account, which remains among the best, was written by Union Colonel Frank A. Haskell only weeks after the battle. Haskell arrived with the Union Second Corps on July 2nd and spent the day defending various positions including Cemetery Ridge and the Peach Orchard. He was present at the council of war meetings of General Meade and his commanders. Haskell's position saw some of the heaviest fighting during Pickett's Charge. After General Gibbon was wounded, Colonel Haskell was credited with rallying the troops to repel the rest of the Confederate assault. Just weeks after the battle, he recorded his experiences. Sadly, only months later, he was killed leading a charge at the Battle of Cold Harbor. His writings were published in 1898 in a book titled, "The Battle of Gettysburg." To this day, Frank A. Haskell's experiences are regarded as some of the best accounts of Gettysburg and are indispensable in the study of the battle.

2500 copies printed. Reprinted from a copy of the original belonging to the Public Library of Portage, Wisconsin.