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
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
The Chancellorsville was named for the Civil War battle and the Maury was named after a Confederate soldier.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2022
Chancellorsville came down to some ineffable, magical decision-making ability that Lee possessed and Hooker did not.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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