16 magg 1863 anni - Chancellorsville (May 1863)

Descrizione:

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 sad