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The U.S. Army Campaigns of the Civil War: The Chancellorsville Campaign January- May 1863
Contributor(s): Center of Military History United States (Author)

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 ISBN: 1505629489     ISBN-13: 9781505629484
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
OUR PRICE: $12.30  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: December 2014
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BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Physical Information: 0.1" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" L (0.17 lbs) 48 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Topical - Civil War
Features: Illustrated, Maps
 
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Publisher Description:
In The Chancellorsville Campaign, January-May 1863, author Bradford Wineman examines the battle of Chancellorsville in which a powerful Union Army, under Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker, was pitted against a smaller but well-led Confederate force under General Robert E. Lee. Hooker planned a bold flanking maneuver to secure a Union victory, crush the rebel army, and open the way for a march toward Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital. He anticipated a glorious victory for his Federal troops.In the end it was Lee, and his chief lieutenant, Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, who achieved what many historians have called the South's greatest victory during the Civil War. Once Hooker had maneuvered the bulk of his forces over the Rappahannock River the Union commander gathered his troops into a defensive position at Chancellorsville and waited for Lee to attack. Lee seized the initiative, made several risky tactical moves, and drove the Federals from the field after three days of intense fighting. Only the death of the "Stonewall" Jackson tarnished Lee's crowning victory.This book is part of the U.S. Army Campaigns of the Civil War series and includes four maps and eleven illustrations.
 
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