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2006-03-31 00:35 Hlj 1549×1103× (451417 bytes) Map of the [[Battle of Chancellorsville]] of the [[American Civil War]], actions on May 3, 1863. Drawn by Hal Jespersen in Macromedia Freehand.
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The maps were created by the United States Military Academy’s Department of History and are the digital versions from the atlases printed by the United States Defense Printing Agency. We gratefully acknowledge the accomplishments of the department's former cartographer, Mr. Edward J. Krasnoborski, along with the works of our present ...
Battles of the American Civil War were fought between April 12, 1861, and May 12–13, 1865 in 19 states, mostly Confederate (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia [A]), the District of Columbia, and six territories (Arizona ...
The maps were created by the United States Military Academy’s Department of History and are the digital versions from the atlases printed by the United States Defense Printing Agency. We gratefully acknowledge the accomplishments of the department's former cartographer, Mr. Edward J. Krasnoborski, along with the works of our present ...
The Battle of Chancellorsville, April 30 – May 6, 1863, was a major battle of the American Civil War (1861–1865), and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville campaign. [ 13 ] Confederate General Robert E. Lee 's risky decision to divide his army in the presence of a much larger enemy force resulted in a significant Confederate ...
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In early May 1863, Union General Joseph Hooker moved his forces across the Rappahannock River and tried to encircle the Confederate army of General Robert E. Lee, but when Lee split his army to meet the two attacks, Hooker — contrary to the advice of his senior officers — withdrew to a defensive position at Chancellorsville, giving Lee the initiative to attack.