Hooker Injured - Telegram to Lincoln
In this May 3rd, 1863, decoded telegram to President Lincoln, from Maj. Gen. Butterfield, the commander-in-chief is told that "the battle has been most fierce and terrible" with heavy losses on "both sides." The President also learns that Hooker has been slightly injured. Click on the image to increase its size. CreditsThis facsimile telegram is from the American Memory Collection at the Library of Congress - image mss/mal/mal1/232/2328600/001. |
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