The Battle of Gettysburg

Massachusetts Commandery of theL oyal Legion. Colonel Frank A retas Haskell, son of A retas and A nn (F olson) Haskell, was born inT unbridge, Vermont, July 13th, 1828, graduated at Dartmouth College with the Class of 1854, and successfully practised law atM adison, Wisconsin, until the outbreak of the war. He entered the service in July, 1861, as Adjutant of the 6th Wisconsin infantry, and in June, 1862, became an aide-decamp upon the staff of Brigadier General John Gibbon and was serving as such at the time of this narrative. On February 9th, 1864, he was commissioned Colonel of the 36th Wisconsin Volunteers and organized the regiment which at his r.equest was assigned to the First Brigade, Second Division, Second Corps, Army of the Potomac, theD ivision being then commanded by General Gibbon, General Hancock commanding the Corps. He participated with zeal and gallantry in all the great battles fought by the Army of the Potomac until his death.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at