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ecember 13th, had 116,683 present; Lee, on December 13th, had 58,500 present (See Battles and Leaders, Vol.
III, p. 143); difference in favor of the Federals, 58,183.
Burnside lost, killed, 1,384; wounded, 9,600; captured, 1,769; total, 12,653.
Lee lost, killed, 458; wounded, 4,743; total, 4,201.
Burnside has failed to capture Fredericksburg, and his head goes into the War Department's official waste basket, and Fighting Joe Hooker takes command of the Federal forces.
His forces from May 1-3, 1863, were 130,000, with 404 pieces of artillery, while Lee's were 60,000, with 170 pieces of artillery.
(See Battles and Leaders, Vol.
III, p. 233.)
General Hooker's abstract of returns for April 30th, when his advance on Lee began, was as follows: Present for duty, 157,990; present equipped, 133,708; artillery, 404 pieces.
General Couch, commander of the second corps, and second in command to Hooker, estimates Hooker's seven corps at 113,000, ready for duty, not counting 1,000 c