Battle of Chancellorsville Timeline of Events

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Battle of Chancellorsville

The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle of the American Civil War, and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville Campaign. It was fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville. Two related battles were fought nearby on May 3 in the vicinity of Fredericksburg. The campaign pitted Union Army Maj. Gen...

Timeline of Events

1863

5.1.1863

American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville begins.

5.2.1863

American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering during the Battle of Chancellorsville. He succumbs to pneumonia eight days later.

5.4.1863

American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville ends with a Union retreat.

5.6.1863

American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville ends with the defeat of the Army of the Potomac by Confederate troops.