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
Chancellorsville after the Confederate Civil War victory in Virginia, will be renamed the U.S.S.
From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2023
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 Navy’s 7th Fleet said the USS Antietam and USS Chancellorsville conducted the routine mission “through waters where high seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law.”
From Washington Times • Aug. 28, 2022
One of the most famous battles of the American Civil War took place in the spring of 1863 in the northern Virginia town of Chancellorsville.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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