Tuesday night, January 6, 1863.
Just
as I feared! Bragg has fallen back thirty miles, with his four thousand
prisoners +c. Strange after such a victory as reports claim for us. Was
the enemy largely reinforced, or does Bragg run away from his
victories? That we had a great success is not doubted, but the causes of
the last movement are entirely unknown. New York papers state that
their loss at Murfreesboro in killed and wounded was 30,000 (ours much
more, of course), but that they defeated us. Our falling back gives color to the claim.
Frazier here to-night, on his way to Richmond. Rather blue after the bright hopes of the last few days.
[transcript by the Valley of the Shadow project]
MSS 38-258
[transcript by the Valley of the Shadow project]
MSS 38-258
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