...ntil it reached the James, was within a few men of 55,000, which was almost equal to Lee's whole force in the Wilderness. The Confederate loss is unknown, but it was certainly very much smaller. ] Headquarters Army of Potomac Sunday evening, May 22, 1864 I don't know when I have felt so peaceful — everything goes by contrast. We are camped, this lovely evening, in a great clover field, close t...