The life and public services of Abraham Lincoln ... together with his state papers, including his speeches, addresses, messages, letters, and proclamations, and the closing scenes connected with his life and death. By Henry J. Raymond. To which are added anecdotes and personal reminiscences of President Lincoln, by Frank B. Carpenter.

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ner commanding in front, and General Franklin having
command of a powerful flanking movement against the
rebel right. The rebels, however, were too strongly posted to be dislodged. Our forces suffered severely, and
were unable to advance. On the night of the 15th, they
were therefore withdrawn to the opposite bank of the
river. Our losses in this engagement were one thousand
one hundred and thirty-eight killed, nine thousand one
hundred and five wounded, two thousand and seventyeight missing; total, twelve thousand three hundred and
twenty-one.
The army remained quiet until the 20th of January,
when General Burnside again issued orders for an advance, intending to cross the river some six or eight miles
above Fredericksburg, and make a flank attack upon the
left wing of the rebel army. The whole army was moved
to the place of crossing early in the morning, but a heavy
storm on the preceding night had so damaged the roads
as to make it impossible to bring up artillery and pontoons
with the promptness essential to success. On the 24th,
General Burnside was relieved from command of the
Army of the Potomac, and General Hooker appointed in
his place. Three months were passed in inaction, the
season forbidding any movement; but on the 27th of
April, General Hooker pushed three divisions of his army
to Kelley's Ford, twenty-five miles above Fredericksburg,
and by the 30th had crossed the river, and turning south,
had reached Chancellorsville-five or six miles southwest
of that town. A strong cavalry force, under General
Stoneman, had been sent to cut the railroad in the rear of
the rebel army, so as to prevent their receiving re-enforcements from Richmond-General Hooker's design being
to attack the enemy in flank and rear. The other divisions of his army had crossed and joined his main force
at Chancellorsville, General Sedgwick, with one division
only, being left opposite Fredericksburg. On the 2d of
May, the left wing of the rebel army, under General Jackson, attacked our right, and gained a decided advantage
of position, which was recovered, however, before the