Chancellorsville
Americannoun
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Jackson was hit by friendly fire during the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1893 and had his arm amputated before he died.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025
Two Navy reconnaissance ships recently conducted surveys in the sea prior to the visit in late November of the USS Chancellorsville, a guided missile cruiser, according to U.S. defense officials.
From Washington Times • Dec. 12, 2022
Lee was one of the most successful commanders of the war, defeating larger Union armies at the battles of Seven Days, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville.
From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2022
This was true, for example, when the guided-missile cruisers USS Antietam and USS Chancellorsville sailed through that strait on Aug. 28.
From Salon • Oct. 16, 2022
It had the sound of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville all over again.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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