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The Daily Dispatch: May 25, 1863., [Electronic resource], Review of the late campaign on the Rappahannock. (search)
On the morning of the 29th Sedgwick effected a crossing, sending one division of the 6th corps across two miles below Fredericksburg, and one division of the 1st corps across about one miles further down. On the following day the 3d corps (Sickles's) was detached from his command and ordered to join Gen. Hooker near Chancellorsville, crossing at United States Ford. The enemy still continued in front of our left in sufficient force to hold his works there and render an attack unadvisable,day morning with his whole force. It was evident from papers captured at Chancellorsville that he had surprised Lee, and that up to that time no provision had been made to resist him. He had three corps on the ground and two others, Couch's and Sickles's, on the march to join him. No one can explain why he did not attack with every available man when he heard Sedgwick's guns on Sunday afternoon. No one has yet attempted to account for his inactivity on Monday when he knew that Sedgwick was pr