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Title: Major-general Hiram G. Berry; his career as a contractor, bank president, politician, and major-general of volunteers in the civil war, together with his war correspondence, embracing the period from Bull Run to Chancellorsville
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Gould, Edward Kalloch
Subjects: Berry, Hiram Gregory, 1824-1863
Publisher: Rockland, Me., Press of the Courier-Gazette
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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given his place. This quenched theenthusiasm of this corps, who regarded the removal of Sigelas a blow to their nationality. In his plan of campaign Hooker displayed the high quali-ties of a strategist. Major-General Sedgwick was to crossthe Rappahannock and make a demonstration below Freder-icksburg, while four corps under Major-General Slocum madea detour and crossed twenty-seven miles above at KelleysFord. Slocum was then to proceed down the river and fallupon the left flank of the rebel army, and reopen Banks Ford,which would accomplish the double object of reuniting the twowings of the Union army and giving a safe line of retreat inthe event of disaster. This accomplished, it was Hookerspurpose to give battle in the open country near the ford, takingthe whole rebel works on the heights of Fredericksburg inreverse. As the Union encampment at Falmouth was in fullview of the Confederate forces on the opposite bank of theriver, Gibbons division was left behind as a blind to the move-
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Majok-General Joseph Hooker.From portrait by J. Harvey Young. CHANCELLORSVILLE. 249 merits of the troops, that the surprise of the enemy might becomplete. Stoneman with 10,000 cavalry was to start abouttwo weeks in advance of the main body, cross the river by theupper fords, and cut Lees communications with Richmond.Averill with one column of cavalry was to attack Culpeperand Gordonsville ; the other under Buford wai to move to LouisaCourt House and thence to the Fredericksburg railroad, bothuniting behind the Pamunky. Should success crown the effortsof the main body of the Potomac Army, Stoneman was to takean advantageous position behind a river on Lees line of retreat,and hold him in check until Hooker could attack and compelthe surrender of the Confederate forces. A nicely devisedplan, truly, worthy of the brain of a Napoleon ! But a severe storm of rain that converted the roads into asea of mud, every ravine into an impassable river and renderedthe Rappahannock unfordable, prevent

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