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Title: Abraham Lincoln : a history
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Nicolay, John G. (John George), 1832-1901 Hay, John, 1838-1905, joint author
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents
Publisher: New York : Century Co.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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unica-tion between the President and Hooker. Heaffected to believe that he had no authority overthe general. In a letter to the Secretary of War, i863.dated May 23, he pretended to have no informa-tion in regard to the Army of the Potomac sinceGeneral Hooker assumed command, except that w. u. Vol. XXV. which he had received from the President, to Partn.,* 7 pp. 506, 516. whom, he says, G-eneral Hooker reports directly.It is hard to determine whether in this case, as inthat of Burnside, he refrained from assumingresponsibility more from punctilio than fromindolence. It cannot be said that the coolness existing be-tween the two generals had as yet affected injuri-ously the interests of the campaign in progress.General Hooker was moving his force from the lineof Aquia to the Potomac with wonderful efficiencyand skill. Although the President saw with someregret that no movement was made against thelong-stretched flank of Lees army, it is undeniable 214 ABRAHAM LINCOLN Ch. VIIL June, 1863.
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POSITIONS JUNE 17, 1863. that Hooker was pursuing the wisest course in swing-ing his army around on the inside of a parallel arcto that occupied by Lee, and in doing this he wasonly following out the Presidents clear and judi-cious orders of the 10th. The march of his armyto the Potomac was scarcely less able and success-ful than his famous movement across the Rappa-hannock and Rapidan; and on General Halleckspart it does not appear that General Hookerscomplaints of malevolent interference were valid. THE INVASION OF PENNSYLVANIA 215 Generals Heintzelman and Wool were ordered to ch. vin.report to him constantly. He was given full com-mand of their troops, except those specially setapart for the defense of Washington; and all thatpart of the Middle department east of Cumberlandwhich was commanded by General Schenck wasplaced under Hookers direct orders. General Hookers action was never more intelli- June, 1863.gent and energetic than at this time. He made nomistakes, and he omitted not

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