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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 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 ...
Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1–5. Gettysburg Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1–3. On line of the Rappahannock until September. Movement to Bridgeport, Ala., September 24-October 3. Reopening Tennessee River October 26–29. Battle of Wauhatchie, Tenn., October 28–29.
The 75th Ohio Infantry Regiment, sometimes 75th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment from southwestern Ohio in the Union Army during the American Civil War.It served in the Eastern Theater, most notably in the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg and then in the siege operations against Charleston, South Carolina.
When civil war broke out in 1861, Reily joined the 75th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was mustered in as a major , but was promoted to lieutenant colonel and then to colonel. During the Battle of Chancellorsville , the 75th Ohio was part of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division of the XI Corps in the Army of the Potomac .
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Chancellorsville of the American Civil War.The Confederate order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization [i] during the battle, [1] [2] the casualty returns, [3] and the reports.
Even now, as the mission was nearing completion, ended by the Union retreat from its defeat at Chancellorsville, Buford's column was still battling the swollen rivers and streams. From May 6, when they regrouped with Stoneman, to the 10th, Buford's men made their way slowly back to HQ at Falmouth where they returned to picket duty and recovered ...
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union [e] ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.