Another movement of the army of the Potomac, this time under
General Hooker, a man of energy and courage. Whether able and skilful enough to
handle so great an army is the question. He is confident and bold. His crossing
the Rappahannock was sudden and apparently successful. It looked a little like
separating his army. The great fighting [at Chancellorsville] was on Saturday and
Sunday, reported vaguely as “indecisive.” Again this suspense — “with us or
with our foes?” All day Sunday I was thinking and talking of the battle. The
previous news satisfied me that about that time fighting would be done.
SOURCE: Charles Richard Williams, editor, Diary and
Letters of Rutherford Birchard Hayes, Volume 2, p. 408
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