may 1, 1863 - The Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia.
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The Federal General Hooker attempted to flack General Lee's army at Fredericksburg in 1863. Lee’s took a great risk by dividing his man, resulting in the greatest Confederate victory thus far. Not only does the Confederate army defeat the Federal army, Stonewall Jackson is also critically injured and dies a few day later. After the Confederate victory Lee asks Davis for permission to invade the North and take the war out of his beloved Virginia. This battle sets the stage for the second battle of Gettysburg, the most infamous battle of the civil war.
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