MILFORD, May 3,
1863.
President DAVIS:
Yesterday General Jackson, with three of his divisions,
penetrated to the rear of the enemy, and drove him from all his positions from
the Wilderness to within 1 mile of Chancellorsville. He was engaged at the same
time in front by two of Longstreet's divisions. This morning the battle was
renewed. He was dislodged from all his positions around Chancellorsville and
driven back toward the Rappahannock, over which he is now retreating. Many
prisoners were taken, and the enemy’s loss in killed and wounded large.
We have again to thank Almighty God for a great victory. I
regret to state that General Paxton was killed, General Jackson severely, and
Generals Heth and A. P. Hill slightly, wounded.
R. E. LEE,
General, Commanding.
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. 768
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