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Confederate forces under General Robert Edward Lee were facing the larger army of Joseph "fighting Joe" Hooker. General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. Presented a plan to General Lee which if successful would force Union forces to retreat. Lee Agreed. Jackson split the Confederate army into two forces and attacked the larger Union army. The result was the astounding confederate victory of Chancellorsville. A high cost was paid by the confederates for this victory as this was the place of Jackson's death, shot by his own men in the confusion of the day.

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