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 __The Chancelorsville BattleField__

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The Battle of Chancellorsville. ** One of the famous battles in the American Civil War was the battle of Chancellorsville in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. The two generals that fought in the battle were Union army general Joseph Hooker and the cConfederate general was Robert E. Lee. This battle is known as Lee's perfect battle. The battle was fought from may 1-3, 1863. The chancellorsville battle began when the union army crossed the Rappahannock River. The union soilders had to retreat across the river There was heavy fighting that began on the 1st of may and did not stop until the 6th of may. The battle of Chancellorsville was a very lopsided fight becuase the Union had 133,868 men and the Confederate had about 60,892 men.The union army had a better battle plan, well rested and more supplies. On the firs hard 7 days of may 1863, Confederate general Rober E. Lee and lieutenant General Thomas J Stonewall Jackson led a army completly out numbered. The battle was called Lee's greatest and most pround Shinning moment" victory. Lee'sp plan was to hit the Union from the rear. Yet his plan was very dangourose and Fatal.For a completly outnumbered army, Gen. Lee's men did very well considering that the landscape gave them a huge advantage. Lee's men came to a curch on a huge ridge and they said that was the highest land for miles but it gave them quite an advantage. ** lle

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