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Chancellorsville

[ chan-suh-lerz-vil, -slerz-, chahn- ]

noun

  1. a village in NE Virginia: site of a Confederate victory 1863.


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They had seen Reynolds withdraw and march up stream towards Chancellorsville, but had not seen Gibbon cross the stream.

In reviewing this battle, it is apparent that Hooker's movement to Chancellorsville was a surprise to Lee.

South of Chancellorsville there is an elevation higher than that occupied by Best's artillery.

The second invasion of the North was planned immediately after the battle of Chancellorsville.

Notwithstanding the result at Chancellorsville, the soldiers had a good degree of confidence in him.

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chancellorshipChancellorsville, Battle of