Tag Archives: Chancellorsville

War in the House of God: Salem Church

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

  A lesser known part of the Chancellorsville campaign is the battle that swirled around Salem Church on May 3rd and 4th, 1863.  

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Remembering the war, the centennial, and the sesquicentennial

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Guest-poster Caroline Davis is wrapping up an internship at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. Now that the dust has settled from the Chancellorsville sesquicentennial, we asked her to reflect on what she learned from the commemoration. Because her work … Continue reading →

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Misty Morning at Hazel Grove

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

The Hazel Grove/Fairview clearing on the Chancellorsville Battlefield.

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The Last Week of Jackson in Modern Photographs: The Wounding

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

Part II in a series On the evening of May 2, Jackson rode forward of his lines to scout the Union position.  Riding back on the Mountain Road he was stuck by three bullets in a volley from the 18th … Continue reading →

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The Smoothbore Volley and the Calamity at Chancellorsville

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

Physician Matthew Lively says historian Bob Krick is wrong about the wounding of Stonewall Jackson. In the mid-nineties, historian Robert K. Krick redefined the story of Jackson’s wounding with his groundbreaking essay “The Smoothbore Volley that Doomed the Confederacy.” In … Continue reading →

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The Last Week of Jackson in Modern Photographs: The Attack

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

Part I in a series

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Where Did Joe Hooker Lose the Battle of Chancellorsville?

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

One hundred and fifty years ago today, the Army of the Potomac sat safely on the north side of the Rappahannock River after being manhandled by the Army of Northern Virginia during the battle of Chancellorsville. As my colleague Kris … Continue reading →

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Chancellorsville’s Forgotten Front at Civil War Monitor

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

Civil War Monitor is featuring today an excerpt from Chancellorsville’s Forgotten Front: The Battles of Second Fredericksburg and Salem Church by ECW’s Chris Mackowski and Kristopher D. White: It’s easy to miss what remains of the Salem Church battlefield, and … Continue reading →

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Scenes from Chancellorsville

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

Chris Mackowski and Kristopher White have been out with their cameras during the Chancellorsville sesquicentennial. Here are a few of the images they’ve brought back to share the anniversary with you…. Gunners prepare to fire during a real-time program at … Continue reading →

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The Flying Dutchmen: The XI Corps at Chancellorsville

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

I say dam the DUTCH. Gen. Hooker soon ordered the 12th corps to kill every man that run in the 11th.  I saw a number of Officers and privates shot trying to break thriugh the guard.  It served them right.  … Continue reading →

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