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James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter XI (search)
he lost 4,101 killed and wounded. Burnside reported 1,152 killed and 9,000 wounded. The official returns give his loss at 12,658. General Lee captured 900 prisoners and 9,000 stand of arms. The 14th and 15th passed without an attempt at an advance, and during the night of the 15th, Burnside retreated across the Rappahannock. General Burnside stated in his official report of the battle that he had made four distinct efforts (to cross the Rappahannock) between November 9, 1862, and January 25, 1863. The first failed for want of pontoons; the second was the battle of Fredericksburg; the third was stopped by President Lincoln, and the fourth was defeated by the elements. On the 25th of January he was relieved and Maj.-Gen. Joseph Hooker was assigned to the command of the army of the Potomac. After the battle of Fredericksburg, the army of Northern Virginia under General Lee remained encamped on the south side of the Rappahannock until the latter part of April, 1863, the Federa