WAR DEPARTMENT,
May 7, 1863.
Major-General BURNSIDE, Cincinnati, Ohio†
The President and General-in-Chief have just returned from
the Army of the Potomac. The principal operation of General Hooker failed, but
there has been no serious disaster to the organization and efficiency of the
army. It is now occupying its former position on the Rappahannock, having
recrossed the river without any loss in the movement. Not more than one-third
of General Hooker's force was engaged. General Stoneman's operations have been
a brilliant success. A part of his force advanced to within 2 miles of
Richmond, and the enemy's communications have been cut in every direction. The
Army of the Potomac will speedily resume offensive operations.
EDWlN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
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† Similar letters sent to Generals Grant, Rosecrans, Dix, Pope and Curtis,
and to the Governors of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, California, Oregon,
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky,
Tennessee, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Kansas and Connecticut.
SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of
the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume
25, Part 2 (Serial No. 40), p. 437-8
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