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Chancellorsville – May 1–3, 1863; A bold gamble by Robert E. Lee, dividing his forces and sending Stonewall Jackson on a flanking attack, which took the enemy totally by surprise, causing the Union commander General Joseph Hooker to lose his nerve and call retreat. Visitor center staffed by Park Service rangers. The Wilderness – May 5–7 ...
Chancellorsville is a historic site and unincorporated community in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States, about ten miles west of Fredericksburg.The name of the locale derives from the mid-19th century inn operated by the family of George Chancellor at the intersection of the Orange Turnpike and Orange Plank Road.
Civil War Trails sign providing visitors information on the Chancellorsville Battlefield. The Trust has a record of working with preservation-friendly developers to protect battlefield land. In 2004, the Trust worked with Spotsylvania County officials and family-owned Tricord, Inc., to protect 134 acres (0.54 km 2 ) of land associated with the ...
Antietam National Battlefield visitor center renovation provides renewed and deeper look at Sept. 17, 1862, conflict and what led to it.
The Battle of Chancellorsville, April 30 – May 6, 1863, was a major battle of the American Civil War (1861–1865), and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville campaign. [ 13 ] Confederate General Robert E. Lee 's risky decision to divide his army in the presence of a much larger enemy force resulted in a significant Confederate ...
The Civil War Trust's Civil War Discovery Trail is a heritage tourism program that links more than 600 U.S. Civil War sites in more than 30 states. The program is one of the White House Millennium Council's sixteen flagship National Millennium Trails.
A report shows Petersburg slightly outdrew Richmond in both battlefield visitors and spending, but both attracted the same percentage of non-locals National Park Service says Petersburg's ...
In honor of the 150th anniversary, the exhibits at the Chancellorsville Visitors Center got a $1.6 million upgrade. [18] The original Visitors Center was originally completed to coincide with both the 100th anniversary of the Civil War and the 50th anniversary of the birth of the National Park Service. [19]