ID: 901001616 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001616	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Battle of Chancellorsville (American Civil War battle, 1863)

Note: The Battle of Chancellorville pitted Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker's Union Army against the smaller Confederate Army under General Robert E. Lee. Chancellorsville is considered Lee's greatest triumph of the Civil War because of his risky decision to divide his army into two forces, with General Stonewall Jackson leading a surprise attack of the Union right. Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker withdrew, and Lee’s attacks over the next three days forced a Union retreat north of the river. Of 130,000 Union soldiers engaged at Chancellorsville, more than 17,000 were casualties, of 60,000 Confederates, more than 12,000 were casualties. The greatest casualty of the Battle of Chancellorville was the loss of Stonewall Jackson to friendly fire.

Display Date: 30 April - 6 May 1863

Names:

	Battle of Chancellorsville (American Civil War battle, 1863) (preferred,English-P,D,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Named Events (P)
		....<North and South American history> (P)
		........<United States history> (P)
		............American Civil War (American history, 1861-1865) (P)
		................Battle of Chancellorsville (American Civil War battle, 1863) (P)

Other Relationships:

	nationality is .... American (North American)
	.....(North American, American regions, Americas, The, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	located in .... Spotsylvania
	..... ULAN Candidate

	role/characteristic is .... battle
	.....(armed conflicts, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	actor is .... Hooker, Joseph (Union Major General, 1814-1879)
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	actor is .... Jackson, Stonewall (American Union general, 1824-1863)
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	actor is .... Lee, Robert E. (American Confederate general, 1807-1870)
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

Sources:

	Battle of Chancellorsville (American Civil War battle, 1863)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Battle of Chancellorsville," accessed 24 October 2016

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Battle of Chancellorsville," accessed 24 October 2016
	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chancellorsville#/media/File:Battle_of_Chancellorsville.png