Seeing Hooker was never going to take the offensive, Lee pulled two more Divisions, those of South Carolinian RH Anderson and Georgian Lafayette McLaws from in front of Hooker and led them himself against Sedgwick in conjunction with Jubal Early. It was to be a day of frustration for Lee, as he could not prod McLaws forward and get the 3 division attack going. Sedgwick withdrew over Banks’ Ford when he lost Marye’s Heights to Early.(Early had a great battle.)
This was the cue for Hooker to call the campaign over and he withdrew over US Ford on the 5th. Casualties were high for the four day battle: 13000 for Lee and 17000 for Hooker. Lee’s proportion was too high, considering he only had 60000 to start with.
Lee and the South had bettered an army twice the size of their own and given Virginia breathing space. Lee’s next move, as it had been in 62, after a victory, was to move North.
Gettysburg awaited.
Jackson would never again be Lee’s “right arm”’ as he passed away on the 10th from complications from his amputation.
His last words were: let us cross over the river and rest in the shade of the trees.
Emperor's lock of hair anyone?
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garg……why…
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Because the internet gives me the POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.
And because I can…
:evil:
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@wittmann:
I thought he was a singer, so I felt no need to go any further into it.
I use the net a lot, but it is principally for historical research.
Not to research children’s poo idols.A wise policy.
I have a policy too. That Justin Bieber photos ruin threads. What do you guys think? :P
Oh crap, I have to go bleach my eyes now…thanks a lot Gargantua!
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That picture of J.B. is the visual equivalent of the unendurably bad poetry readings which the Vogons use to torture their enemies in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
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Yeah…
Optical Assault. :P
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that pic is just too much……
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Try replacing your saline solution with hydrogen peroxide, seems to sting less than looking at it!