CAMP NEAR FALMOUTH, VA.,
April 26, 1863.
Hooker seems very confident of success, but lets no one into
his secrets. I heard him say that not a human being knew his plans either in
the army or at Washington. For my part I am willing to be in ignorance, for it
prevents all criticism and faultfinding in advance. All I ask and pray for is
to be told explicitly and clearly what I am expected to do, and then I shall
try, to the best of my ability, to accomplish the task set before me. This
afternoon, while at headquarters, I saw the arrival of Mr. Seward with several
ladies, and three or four of the foreign Ministers, from Washington. I was not
introduced to them, as I was on business and in a hurry to get home. I have been riding all day and am a little
fatigued.
SOURCE: George Meade, The Life and Letters of George
Gordon Meade, Vol. 1, p. 369-70
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