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The Battle of Chancellorsville: How Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson Outmaneuvered a Superior Union Army in the Confederacy's Boldest Victory
by Myers, Eva
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On the night of May 1st, 1863, two Confederate generals sat on a log in the Virginia darkness and made a decision that defied every rule of warfare.
Robert E. Lee's army was outnumbered more than two to one. His best divisions were hundreds of miles away. The Union Army had crossed two rivers in secret, assembled 130,000 men behind his lines, and had him exactly where they wanted him.
He attacked anyway.
What followed became the most studied battle in American military history, a masterpiece of audacity, deception, and battlefield genius that military academies still teach today. Yet few people outside military circles know the full story of how Lee and Stonewall Jackson pulled off the impossible, or just how close they came to catastrophic failure at every single turn.
The Battle of Chancellorsville takes you inside the complete story behind the Confederacy's boldest victory. You will discover how Joseph Hooker built the finest battle plan of the war and then lost his nerve at the most critical moment. You will follow Jackson's legendary flank march through the Virginia Wilderness and stand among the stunned Union soldiers when the hammer fell without warning. You will understand why Lee, after winning his greatest victory, admitted he was more depressed than after his worst defeat.
Few people know that the Confederate victory at Chancellorsville almost collapsed at five separate moments. What saved it was not genius alone. It was one Union commander's failure of nerve at the worst possible time.
Inside these pages you will also discover the inside story of Stonewall Jackson's fatal wounding by his own soldiers, the political crisis that destroyed Burnside and handed Hooker the command, the brilliance and heartbreaking collapse of the Union's boldest campaign plan, and why this single battle set the course for Gettysburg two months later.
Whether you are a lifelong Civil War enthusiast, a student of military strategy, or simply someone who loves stories where history turned on the character of a single human being under unbearable pressure, this book was written for you.
Robert E. Lee's army was outnumbered more than two to one. His best divisions were hundreds of miles away. The Union Army had crossed two rivers in secret, assembled 130,000 men behind his lines, and had him exactly where they wanted him.
He attacked anyway.
What followed became the most studied battle in American military history, a masterpiece of audacity, deception, and battlefield genius that military academies still teach today. Yet few people outside military circles know the full story of how Lee and Stonewall Jackson pulled off the impossible, or just how close they came to catastrophic failure at every single turn.
The Battle of Chancellorsville takes you inside the complete story behind the Confederacy's boldest victory. You will discover how Joseph Hooker built the finest battle plan of the war and then lost his nerve at the most critical moment. You will follow Jackson's legendary flank march through the Virginia Wilderness and stand among the stunned Union soldiers when the hammer fell without warning. You will understand why Lee, after winning his greatest victory, admitted he was more depressed than after his worst defeat.
Few people know that the Confederate victory at Chancellorsville almost collapsed at five separate moments. What saved it was not genius alone. It was one Union commander's failure of nerve at the worst possible time.
Inside these pages you will also discover the inside story of Stonewall Jackson's fatal wounding by his own soldiers, the political crisis that destroyed Burnside and handed Hooker the command, the brilliance and heartbreaking collapse of the Union's boldest campaign plan, and why this single battle set the course for Gettysburg two months later.
Whether you are a lifelong Civil War enthusiast, a student of military strategy, or simply someone who loves stories where history turned on the character of a single human being under unbearable pressure, this book was written for you.
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Author: Myers, Eva
- ISBN: 9798197416148
- Condition: New
- Dimensions: 9.00 x 0.44
- Number Of Pages: 206
- Publication Year: 2026
Language:
English