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Larry Purtell
Little Meadows
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May 8, 1863
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From the Baltimore Sun. Baltimore MD. May 8, 1863.
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scoucer
Berlin
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May 8, 1863
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Well, sending all your cavalry away on a wild goose chase depriving yourself of any chances of any effective reconnaissance is never a good idea.
Trevor
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`Hey don´t the wars come easy and don´t the peace come hard`- Buffy Sainte-Marie
Some swim with the stream. Some swim against the stream. Me - I´m stuck somewhere in the woods and can´t even find the stupid stream.
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Phil Andrade
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That newspaper article alludes to the “ Heavy losses of General Sedgwick .” Hooker blamed Sedgwick’s performance for the defeat, if I’ve been properly informed.
Sedgwick’s Corps suffered the heaviest casualties of all the Union corps in the campaign , and this suggests that Hooker was not being gracious in his treatment of his subordinate commanders.
Regards, Phil
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"That will depend, my Lord, on whether I embrace your principles or your mistress."
Earl of Sandwich and John Wilkes
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Larry Purtell
Little Meadows
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The coming days will certainly be interesting to see how the press treats Hooker and his performance at Chancellorsville. I have never studied Chancellorsville in depth so this will be very enlightening for me.
Larry.
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scoucer
Berlin
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Phil,
Hooker was just trying to pass the blame. Originally, Sedgewick was only supposed to "demonstrate" in front of Fredricksburg to pin Lee. Sedgewick was supposed to be the anvil and Hooker the hammer. Once Hooker got himself into a mess, he wanted to reverse the hammer/anvil, and ordered Sedgewick to attack and then push into Lee´s rear.
Early, although he could not hold Mayre´s Heights, was able to conduct an orderly retreat south. This enabled him to attack Sedgewick on his march to the Wilderness.
Trevor
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`Hey don´t the wars come easy and don´t the peace come hard`- Buffy Sainte-Marie
Some swim with the stream. Some swim against the stream. Me - I´m stuck somewhere in the woods and can´t even find the stupid stream.
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