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Births Deaths now too late to order.
Before nine A.M., Sickles, having looked in vain for re/re.html">re/re.html">re-enforcements,
Himself re-formed the divisions, except that portion withdrawn by Revere,
artillery breastworks. Ammunition was at once re-distributed.
We had doubtless inflicted heavy losses upon the Confederates. "Their
they presented to the eye the appearance of a crowd, without definite
relieved me, or even to have supported me, my judgment was that not only
we could have advanced on them, and carried the day." (Sickles.)
On the Chancellorsville open occurred another sanguinary struggle.
beginning to show signs of severe exhaustion. Franklin's and Mott's
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But, though jaded and bleeding from this prolonged and stubbornly-
efforts. The blows they could give were feebler, but they were
and nothing but the Chancellor clearing, and with it the road to
left, though not heavily pressed by the enemy, retired to Chancellorsville,
held their ground, half way between Chancellorsville and Fairview, and
and half their men had been shot, but still without the loss of a gun.
With characteristic gallantry, Sickles now proposed to regain the
he thinks it could have been done. But, Hooker having been temporarily
license the attempt. And shortly after, Hooker recovered strength
Chancellorsville was reluctantly given up to the enemy, who had won it
instead of losing, prisoners and material. This appears to be true,
strength, in driving us from our morning's position. He says: "At the
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