Spring rains were beginning to make the Rappahannock rise. General Hooker did not want to get trapped without food and ammunition. So he ordered his men back across the river.

• 春天的雨水开始让拉帕汉诺克河的水涨了起来。胡克将军可不准备陷入无粮无弹的困境。所以，他安排自己的人马回头穿过河流。