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Essay Archive - The Battle at Chancellorsville
The Battle at Chancellorsville
Chancellorsville is considered to be General Robert E. Lee's
greatest victory; his cunning military tactics brought a loss to the North,
defeating General Joseph Hooker's army which was almost twice the size of
his. Dividing his army up several times, he drove the Federal army from the
battlefield and brought a great victory to the South.
In the Federal Army of the Potomac, morale rose with the
appointment of Joseph Hooker to command. Hooker reorganized the army and
formed a cavalry corps. He wanted to strike at Le....
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