Antietam Confederate order of battle.General Lee's Army of Northern VirginiaCheck if you dare but only in history show at 2:59 am tomorrow. But it not relly
Union General Joseph Hooker suffered an injury that was costly for the Union. Problems for Union General Joseph Hooker began on May 3, 1863. Forces under the command of General JEB Stuart, who had replaced the fallen Stonewall Jackson, advanced towards Hooker's troop concentration at Chancellorsville. Hooker decided to consolidate the battle line held by Union General Sickle's 3rd Corps. This forced Hooker to make a grave mistake. He withdrew troops and artillery from the high ground at Hazel Grove. The Confederates immediately replaced the federals there and Rebel artillery had a clear shot at Union positions. One such cannon shot injured General Hooker. The blast from a cannon knocked him unconscious. A Confederate shell had hit his headquarters. His injury caused General Darius Couch to take command. His appeal to Sickle's for reinforcements went unheeded. This caused Hooker's combat line to crumble under Confederate assaults.
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Only that it was one of those 'If's' It could have been an important victory for the Union under Burnside, but he was delayed crossing the river - the pontoons hadn't arrived - and Lee and Jackson were given time to occupy unassailable high ground. The doomed battle was followed by the demoralising 'mud march' (poor Burnside was even unlucky with the weather) and the army was given a new commander Joe Hooker. He too had a chance to defeat Lee, but the latter General wrong-footed him badly at the next battle, Chancellorsville.
Battle of Yorktown
The Confederate victory at the Battle of Chancellorsville was costly. The South suffered 10,737 casualties . The Union army, the Army of the Potomac had 11,116 casualties.
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The battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville had a negative effect on the Union Army due to significant losses and missed opportunities. At Fredericksburg, Union forces faced a devastating defeat against entrenched Confederate troops, leading to a demoralizing setback. Chancellorsville, despite being a tactical victory for the Confederates, resulted in the loss of General Stonewall Jackson, which weakened Confederate leadership. These defeats contributed to a prolonged and costly conflict, impacting morale and strategy for the Union forces.
Because Stomewall Jackson was mortally wounded there. Neither Lee nor his army was ever the same after that.
Confederate General Braxton Bragg was the victor of the Battle of Chickamauaga in 1863. It was a major Union defeat. It was a costly battle for both sides. In victory the Confederates had 17,000 casualties and the Federals suffered 11,000 casualties.
Antietam Confederate order of battle.General Lee's Army of Northern VirginiaCheck if you dare but only in history show at 2:59 am tomorrow. But it not relly
During the Peninsula campaign headed by Union General George B. McClellan, he for some unknown reason decided to lay siege to Confederate troops in Yorktown. On May 3, 1862, commanding Confederate General Joseph Johnston decided to evacuate his troops at Yorktown.
A victory which is very costly -- so costly that it is doubtful that it gave any gain to the victor.Phyrrus won such a victory - A phyrric victory is a victory where you win, but the cost of winning is so high that it would have been better not to bother with the war in the first place.-Twilight-
Just prior to the Battle of Chancellorsville in May of 1863, Major General Joseph Hooker made a series miscalculation concerning the intent of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson. Hooker had anticipated that the troops under Stonewall Jackson that Hooker would confront on May 1, 1863 would be in a tactical defensive position. Instead of using the tactic of a defensive operation, Jackson advanced forward against Union troops.
Union General Joseph Hooker suffered an injury that was costly for the Union. Problems for Union General Joseph Hooker began on May 3, 1863. Forces under the command of General JEB Stuart, who had replaced the fallen Stonewall Jackson, advanced towards Hooker's troop concentration at Chancellorsville. Hooker decided to consolidate the battle line held by Union General Sickle's 3rd Corps. This forced Hooker to make a grave mistake. He withdrew troops and artillery from the high ground at Hazel Grove. The Confederates immediately replaced the federals there and Rebel artillery had a clear shot at Union positions. One such cannon shot injured General Hooker. The blast from a cannon knocked him unconscious. A Confederate shell had hit his headquarters. His injury caused General Darius Couch to take command. His appeal to Sickle's for reinforcements went unheeded. This caused Hooker's combat line to crumble under Confederate assaults.
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Only that it was one of those 'If's' It could have been an important victory for the Union under Burnside, but he was delayed crossing the river - the pontoons hadn't arrived - and Lee and Jackson were given time to occupy unassailable high ground. The doomed battle was followed by the demoralising 'mud march' (poor Burnside was even unlucky with the weather) and the army was given a new commander Joe Hooker. He too had a chance to defeat Lee, but the latter General wrong-footed him badly at the next battle, Chancellorsville.