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Chancellorsville Dazzled Hooker and Humbled Lee's Masterpiece
The piece reviews the May 1863 Chancellorsville campaign. It notes Union Gen. Joseph Hooker misread Lee's bold maneuvering, Lee's risky flank attack led by Stonewall Jackson, and the ensuing Confederate victory despite heavy losses. It contrasts Hooker's cautious command with Lee's daring strategy and laments Jackson's death.
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Dee Hooker
Robert E. Lee
Lee
Chancellorsville
Tom Henshaw
Joseph Hooker
Hooker
John Sedgwick
Rappahannock River
Virginia
Fredericksburg
Northern
Thomas
Stonewall) Jackson
Richmond
Ambrose E. Burnside
Burnside
Lincoln
2Nd Army
Darius N. Couch
Couch
Jeb Stuart
C.0. Howard
11Th
James P. Smith
Jackson
Stonewall
Col
H.W. Jackson
Robert E. Rodes
Rodes
Wilderness
Howard
North Carolina
Solviet
George F. Williams
Marye’s Heights
Sedgwick
Marye’s
Stuart
Rappahannock