Flee an inferior enemy

Hooker reorganized the Army and boosted the morale of his troops. This was the point where Owen had the "distinct pleasure of meeting President Abraham Lincoln." During a Grand Review, Lincoln personally inspected the freshly reorganized and motivated Army of the Potomac in Chancellorsville, Virginia. However, despite Hooker's impressive display, a surprise attack from an inferior enemy in his first major battle at Chancellorsville led to a disastrous stampede to retreat, with a dazed Hooker among the first to evacuate the field of battle. 

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