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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 ...
The Battle of Chancellorsville occurred there during the American Civil War in May 1863, and the Battle of the Wilderness was fought nearby in May 1864. During the 1863 battle, Lt. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson was wounded by friendly fire, dying eight days later on May 10, 1863, from pneumonia.
Map of Salem Church Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program. At first Sedgwick believed that he faced a single brigade of infantry, so about 3:30 p.m. he attacked the Confederate positions with only William T. H. Brooks division. Brooks succeeded in driving back McLaws's right flank but a counterattack ...
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. VA-1409, "Chancellorsville Visitor Center, Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania County, VA", 1 color transparency, 1 photo caption page Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. VA-339, " Chatham, State Routes 3 & 607 vicinity, Falmouth, Stafford County, VA ", 58 photos, 9 color transparencies, 4 data ...
Battle of Chancellorsville by Kurz and Allison (depicting the wounding of Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson on May 2, 1863) The following engagements took place in the year 1863 during the American Civil War.
Kerr-Ritchie, Jeffrey R. Freedpeople in the Tobacco South: Virginia, 1860–1900 (1999) Klein, Maury. Days of Defiance: Sumter, Secession, and the Coming of the Civil War. (1997) ISBN 0-679-44747-4. Lebsock, Suzanne D. "A Share of Honor": Virginia Women, 1600–1945 (1984) Lewis, Virgil A. and Comstock, Jim, History and Government of West ...
The corps' finest moment came during the Battle of Chancellorsville when Jackson led the famous enveloping left flank attack that routed much of Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker's Federal Army of the Potomac. However, the subsequent loss of Jackson was devastating to Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia, and is considered to be a turning point for Lee ...