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About noon on May 3, 1863, Hooker’s army fell back to a new position covering the roads to Ely’s and United States fords, with the center here, the right of his line resting on the Rapidan, and the left on the Rappahannock. On May 4, Hooker’s troops along this front, now increased to approximately 75,000 and confronted by about 25,000 Confederates, remained inactive while Lee engaged Sedgwick with the remainder of his army at Salem Church, seven miles east. After forcing Sedgwick across the Rappahannock, Lee reconcentrated against Hooker, but as the weary Confederates slogged through the mud on the morning of May 6, they found that Hooker also had retreated over the river.
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