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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A former town of northeast Virginia west of Fredericksburg. It was the site of a major Civil War battle (May 1–5, 1863) in which the Confederates under Robert E. Lee defeated the Union forces commanded by Joseph Hooker. Stonewall Jackson was mortally wounded in the battle.
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- noun a village in northeastern Virginia
- noun a major battle in the American Civil War (1863); the Confederates under Robert E. Lee defeated the Union forces under Joseph Hooker
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The Federal loss in killed, wounded, and missing in the late battle of Chancellorsville is officially stated to be as follows: -- Killed,
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At the crossroads, which bore the pretentious name Chancellorsville, were the brigades of Billy Mahone and Carnot Posey.
LEE’S LIEUTENANTS DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN 2001
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At the crossroads, which bore the pretentious name Chancellorsville, were the brigades of Billy Mahone and Carnot Posey.
LEE’S LIEUTENANTS DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN 2001
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At the crossroads, which bore the pretentious name Chancellorsville, were the brigades of Billy Mahone and Carnot Posey.
Lee’s Lieutenants Douglas Southall Freeman 1971
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At the crossroads, which bore the pretentious name Chancellorsville, were the brigades of Billy Mahone and Carnot Posey.
Lee’s Lieutenants Douglas Southall Freeman 1971
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At the crossroads, which bore the pretentious name Chancellorsville, were the brigades of Billy Mahone and Carnot Posey.
Lee’s Lieutenants Douglas Southall Freeman 1971
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Chancellorsville, that is to say, between the middle of
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Last week, I completed my reading of Stephen Sears' book "Chancellorsville" and found that it gave me a very good understanding of a complicated battle.
A Little ACW Interlude Der Alte Fritz 2008
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Last week, I completed my reading of Stephen Sears' book "Chancellorsville" and found that it gave me a very good understanding of a complicated battle.
Archive 2008-11-01 Der Alte Fritz 2008
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"Chancellorsville," but where the "ville" came in, or for what the structure was ever built, I am unable to tell.
History of Kershaw's Brigade D. Augustus Dickert
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