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  1. Battle of Chancellorsville
    date May 1, 1863 to May 4, 1863map SPOTSYLVANIA, Virginiatags War

    The battle at Chancellorsville, Virginia, pitted the Confederate General Robert E. Lee against Union Major General Joseph Hooker. Stonewall Jackson came up with a plan to send Lee around to attack the left flank with only 12,000 troops. Lee won a decisive victory here, even though Hooker's troops numbered well over 70,000. After the victory, Jackson rode out to scout the terrain, and was wounded by...

  2. Death of Stonewall Jackson
    date May 10, 1863map SPOTSYLVANIA, Virginiatags Church/Religious-Activity, Health/Death, War

    Thomas Jefferson “Stonewall' Jackson, shot just above his left elbow by his own soldiers who, on May 2, did not recognize him at the Battle of Chancellorsville, died from pneumonia that he caught as a complication of his wound. Immediately following the incident, one newspaper reported, “his condition is very favorable,' while others lamented that his wounds are “so bad.' As a result...