Battle of Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville took place during a long string of wins for the Confederate Army. In fact, Lincoln had already changed the commander for the Union Army three times prior to this battle. After General McClellan was defeated by Lee, the president felt McClellan was a bad leader who wouldn't take charge. Lincoln then chose Burnside to take over, but Burnside on the other hand, was too daring and led his army straight to Confederate Troops ending in a loss at the Battle of Fredericksburg. In effort to end the string of defeat, Lincoln picked General Hooker to led his army. Hooker was confident in himself and took his troops straight to Richmond. The fate that lay ahead was not one he predicted.
This battle lasted from April 30th to May 6th in the year of 1863. When Hooker arrived, Lee had men prepared. These men did not allow Hooker and his army to get out of the wilderness that surrounded Chancellorsville. However, Stonewall Jackson had taken 30,000 soldiers on a march, so Lee was left with about 15,000 men during that day. Lee managed to keep his army intact and by the time Jackson and the army returned, they were able to carry out an attack that caused the Northern army to suffer a huge blow. The next couple of days didn't go much smoothly for the Union armies either. At one point, their leader, Hooker, was knocked unconscious. Eventually, the Union army was pushed back and had no other option than to retreat back to the Rappahannock River.
Though the North lost to an army about half its size, and around 18,000 men had died, been fatally injured, or gone missing, this battle managed to bring out an important advantage for them. While soldiers were exchanging fire, Stonewall Jackson was shot by one of his own men. This injury was very serious and he died later on that week. Though the victory gave the Confederate confidence and drive to continue fighting, the loss of Jackson was one that took a great toll on the Southern army.
This battle lasted from April 30th to May 6th in the year of 1863. When Hooker arrived, Lee had men prepared. These men did not allow Hooker and his army to get out of the wilderness that surrounded Chancellorsville. However, Stonewall Jackson had taken 30,000 soldiers on a march, so Lee was left with about 15,000 men during that day. Lee managed to keep his army intact and by the time Jackson and the army returned, they were able to carry out an attack that caused the Northern army to suffer a huge blow. The next couple of days didn't go much smoothly for the Union armies either. At one point, their leader, Hooker, was knocked unconscious. Eventually, the Union army was pushed back and had no other option than to retreat back to the Rappahannock River.
Though the North lost to an army about half its size, and around 18,000 men had died, been fatally injured, or gone missing, this battle managed to bring out an important advantage for them. While soldiers were exchanging fire, Stonewall Jackson was shot by one of his own men. This injury was very serious and he died later on that week. Though the victory gave the Confederate confidence and drive to continue fighting, the loss of Jackson was one that took a great toll on the Southern army.