The army has recrossed the Rappahannock; driven back, has
suffered heavy loss. The shock is great, and it is difficult to get any
particulars. I fear the plan was not a wise one.
SOURCE: Gideon Welles, Diary of Gideon Welles,
Secretary of the Navy Under Lincoln and Johnson, Vol. 1: 1861 – March 30, 1864,
p. 193
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