| General Joseph Hooker |
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 27, 1863
Major-General HOOKER:
How does it look now?
A. LINCOLN.
APRIL 27, 1863-5 p.m.
President LINCOLN:
I am not sufficiently advanced to give an opinion. We are busy. Will tell you all soon as I can, and have it satisfactory.
JOSEPH HOOKER,
Major-General, Commanding.
Official Records, Series I., Vol. 52, Part 2, Page 263.
Hooker was in the process of getting his troops to, and over, the Rappahannock. His goal was to have everything in position to advance on Lee on the morning of the 29th. The Chancellorsville campaign was underway.
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