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It was his most dazzling victory. But it did not lead to anything much. His close colleague Stonewall Jackson was killed in this battle, and the Army of Northern Viirginia was never the same again. And his next big battle was Gettysburg - a humiliating defeat, some say the fatal turning-point of the war.

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He felt confident enough to invade the prosperous state of Pennsylvania, to raid farms for victuals and factories for boots and clothing.

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Q: What did General Robert E Lee think about the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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