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Tell no one,” enjoined Seward. “That is not so. The battle is lost.
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The president, who “expressed great indignation” at Hunter’s action, curtly replied: “No commanding general shall do such a thing, upon my responsibility, without consulting me.” He explained that Hunter “was specially enjoined not to meddle with matters political” and had been forbidden to issue proclamations. Though Stanton approved of Hunter’s act, he deplored his lack of discretion: “Damn him, why didn’t he do it and say nothing about it.” Similarly, Lincoln remarked that he wished the general “to do it, not say it.”
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