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.
How's Everyone Doing?
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DOW dropped below 8,000 for the first time in five years. It has a negative growth rate over 10 years, and has only doubled in the last 15 (was at 3500 in 1993). I’ve lost about ten grand in the market over the last two months, but am in a pension plan so it’s not life or death for me. How’s everyone else doing?
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Just said to my wife this morning how glad I am to have busted my … to pay off the mortgage. Whatever happens, I’ll survive.
In fact I’ve enough AAMinis to last a life time so I can save money there any time as well.
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My company has a ‘biggest’ customer. That customer’s biggest customer is an automaker. :-(
It is slow at the moment. Not yet disaster slow but disaster slow is visible with a telescope. Too soon to tell who its marching on though.
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