The atmosphere is thick with rumors of army movements.
Hooker is reported to have crossed the river. Not unlikely a portion of his
force has done so, and all may. That there may be a battle imminent is not
improbable. I shall not be surprised, however, if only smart skirmishes take
place.
Admiral Lee writes me that in his opinion there is no such
force in Suffolk as Dix and others represent. General Dix, like most of our
generals, cries aloud for gunboats and naval protection, but is not inclined to
be grateful, or even just to his defenders.
SOURCE: Gideon Welles, Diary of Gideon Welles,
Secretary of the Navy Under Lincoln and Johnson, Vol. 1: 1861 – March 30,
1864, p. 287
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