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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 ...
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.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Battle of Chancellorsville order of battle: Union This article includes an American Civil War orders of battle-related list of lists . If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
Battle of Chancellorsville, 4–6 May 1863, shows the action at Salem Church at right. At the Battle of Chancellorsville , the 8th Louisiana Infantry was assigned to Brigadier General Harry T. Hays ' brigade in Early's division and suffered losses of 17 killed, 64 wounded, and 89 missing.