Chancelorsville+Confederate+Soldiers

__CHANCELLORSVILLE CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS__ The Confederacy started with about 50,000 soldiers and they lost 12,000 of them. One of the major losses in this battle was Stonewall Jackson. Unlike the union soldiers the Confederate had a disadvantage they had a lack of food, sleep and weapons and were exhausted from all fo their fighting. The campaign wound down during the next three long hard days. As everyone waited for hookers admit to defeat on the river. The battle of Chancellorsville gave the army of northern Virginia momentum which later Lee turned into aggressive campaign. The Campaign led to Gettysburg. Chancellorsville cost the Confederacy 12,800 casualties, including great StoneWall.