may 16, 1863 - Chancellorsville (May 1863)
Description:
Burnside yielded command to Joseph (Fighting Joe) Hooker - aggressive but headstrong subordinate, involved in Chancellorsville; Lee divided his force and sent “Stonewall” Jackson to attack Union flank; Hooker = dazed by near-hit cannonball, N was badly beaten but not crushed; Was one of Lee’s most brilliant victories; Jackson accidently shot by his own men and died a few days later → Lee = v sadAdded to timeline:
Date:
may 16, 1863
Now
~ 162 years ago