Why did the South won the Chancellors war?

Answer 1

If you are referring to the Battle of Chancellorsville the reasons are several. After the disasterous defeat(for the North) at Fredericksburg in December 1862, Lincoln appointed Gen. Joseph "Fighting Joe" Hooker to command the Army of the Potomac with the hope of reversing the fortunes of war for the North. Hooker conceived a plan to trap Lee's Army of Northern Virginia between two parts of the Union Army. He left a Corps under Gen. John Sedgewick positioned at Fredericksburg. He moved the rest of his troops along the Rappahannock River and crossed to the southern side into a large densly forrested area known as The Wilderness. Hooker was hoping to catch Lee"sleeping" but the Confederate Cavalry was watching Hooker's movements and sent word to Lee,who issued orders to his troops. The first thing that took away the advantage from the North was that the dense forest did not allow the most effective use of their artillery. Cannons are more useful in open terrain. Almost as soon as Confederate forces confronted Hooker,he switched from offensive to defensive mindset. Pulling back and waiting for Lee's next move.During the evening of May 1, 1863(after the first day of battle) Lee and "Stonewall" Jackson planned their next move. This was the second key as to why the South won the battle. They devised a plan in which Jackson would march his Corps of about 28,000 men on roads through the woods to a point where they would be on the"flank" of the Union Army,and then launch a surprise attack.It worked very well. The Union troops panicked and a couple of days later after some more fighting Hooker retreated back across the river. This battle is said to have been Lee's greatest victory.