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Message:: [QUOTE="tmoneyeagles, post: 4413600, member: 17557"]The Union was of that opinion too, even after that battle, but before they learned of Jackson's death: - As per one Union officer: "They have beaten us fairly; beaten us all to pieces; beaten us so easily."- "My God, it is horrible--horrible! And to think of it--130,000 magnificent soldiers so cut to pieces by less than 60,000 half-starved ragamuffins!" (New York Tribune)- "Lost--lost. All is lost!" (Senator Charles Sumner, R-MA)- "My God! My God! What will the country say?" (Lincoln) For those not in the know, General Hooker had 134,000 Union men, while Lee had less than 60,000 at Chancellorsville; the former overestimated his abilities (perhaps taking after McClellan): "My plans are perfect, and when I start to carry them out, may God have mercy on General Lee, for I shall have none." This was one of those classic, "won the battle, lost the war" sort of pyrrhic victories for the South. After Jackson's death, Lee could never quite find as competent a right-hand man, whether it was because of spreading themselves too thin (Vicksburg), or hesitation to follow orders (Gettysburg). Long gone was the swagger of Jackson at First Manassas (1861): "Give me ten thousand men and I will take Washington tomorrow."[/QUOTE]